- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Amulet, pendant in the shape of a human skull, carved from mother of pearl, perforated through the jaw, with a white metal loop for suspension. [RB 27/04/2012]
- Geographical reference
- Person
- Field collector Unknown Collector
- PRM source Wellcome Institute
- PRM source Wellcome Historical Medical Museum
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1931
- Date collected
- By 1931
- Acquisition information
- Transferred: 1985
- Materials and processes
- Material Mother of Pearl Shell, Material White Metal, Process Carved, Process Perforated
- Dimensions
- Length x Width: max 30 x 15 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1985.52.1056 Other numbers: 2110 R 15122/ 1936 2474
Search terms: Religion, Figure, Ornament, Amulet, Pendant, Neck Ornament
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