Amulet, two square pouches containing ?amulets, one made of leather and the other of textile, strung onto a twisted leather cord for suspension. [RB 18/05/2012]

Collection type: Object
Description: Amulet, two square pouches containing ?amulets, one made of leather and the other of textile, strung onto a twisted leather cord for suspension. [RB 18/05/2012]
Long description: Amulet, two square pouches containing ?amulets, one made of leather and the other of textile, strung onto a twisted leather cord for suspension. Both pouches have been stitched closed, and the leather one has decorative designs impressed on both sides. [RB 18/05/2012]
Geographical reference: Egypt
Africa > Northern Africa > Egypt
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 Animal Leather Skin, Material Textile, Material Cotton Seed Fibre Yarn Plant, Process Stitched, Process Twisted, Process Pyroengraved Pokerwork, Process Strung, Process Impressed, Process Stamped
Dimensions: Length: max 578 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1985.52.1383 Other numbers: 2833