- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Amulet, pendant in the shape of a heart, faceted red jasper and perforated for suspension. [ACA 06/08/2012]
- 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 Jasper Stone, Process Faceted, Process Perforated
- Dimensions
- Height: max 23 mm, Width: max 20 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1985.52.2528 Other numbers: R 14926/ 1936 p. 1948
Search terms: Religion, Ornament, Amulet, Pendant, Neck Ornament
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