- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Amulet, pendant in the shape of a star with a flower in the centre, carved and incised in mother of pearl, perforated for suspension. [ACA 18/05/2012]
- 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, Process Carved, Process Incised, Process Perforated
- Dimensions
- Height: max 30 mm, Width: max 28 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1985.52.1404 Other numbers: 2866
Search terms: Religion, Ornament, Amulet, Pendant, Neck Ornament
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