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1985.51.1007

"Thunderbolt" charm. A tapering belemnite fossil. [SM 18/05/2011]

1985.51.1007

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Collection type
Object
Description
"Thunderbolt" charm. A tapering belemnite fossil. [SM 18/05/2011]
Cultural groups
English
Person
Field collector Edward Lovett
PRM source Wellcome Institute
PRM source Wellcome Historical Medical Museum
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1933
Date collected
By 1933
Acquisition information
Transferred: 1985
Materials and processes
Material Fossil
Dimensions
Width: max 12 mm, Length: max 36 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1985.51.1007 Other numbers: NN
Research and responses

A belemnite is an extinct squid-like cephalopod. [http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/103036/cephalopod Accessed 26/05/2011] [SM 26/05/2011]

Search terms: Religion, Amulet

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