Amulet, small, oval, bright yellow glass bead for dud (tiny grubs) and pain in the ear, for women only.

Collection type: Object
Description: Amulet, small, oval, bright yellow glass bead for dud (tiny grubs) and pain in the ear, for women only.
Long description: The treatment and use of the bead is listed as being the same as [1985.54.897], but for women rather than men. [CW [OPS Move] 08/03/2017]
Geographical reference: Egypt
Africa > Northern Africa > Egypt; Sudan, Republic of
Africa > Northern Africa > Sudan, Republic of; South Sudan
Africa > Eastern Africa > South Sudan
Person: Field collector Winifred Susan Blackman; PRM source Wellcome Institute; PRM source Wellcome Historical Medical Museum
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1929
Date collected: 1929
Acquisition information: Transferred: 1985
Materials and processes: Material Glass, Material Bead
Dimensions: Diameter: max 10 mm, Height: max 13 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1985.54.898 Other numbers: A 107919 R 37100 149

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