Amulet, the tooth of an elephant, to bring a man employment. The tooth is small and possibly belonged to a young elephant. [JC [OPS] 27/02/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Amulet, the tooth of an elephant, to bring a man employment. The tooth is small and possibly belonged to a young elephant. [JC [OPS] 27/02/2017]
Geographical reference: Egypt
Africa > Northern Africa > Egypt
Person: Field collector Winifred Susan Blackman; PRM source Wellcome Institute; PRM source Wellcome Historical Medical Museum
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1928
Date collected: 1928
Acquisition information: Transferred: 1985
Materials and processes: Material Elephant Tooth Ivory Animal
Dimensions: Depth: max 16 mm, Width: max 24 mm, Length: max 61 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1985.54.13 Other numbers: A 70394 R 30073 307

Search terms: Religion, Amulet

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