Amulet, made from a dark blue glass bead with a faceted, ridged surface. Used to protect a mother's milk. [ASh [OPS move] 04/09/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Amulet, made from a dark blue glass bead with a faceted, ridged surface. Used to protect a mother's milk. [ASh [OPS move] 04/09/2017]
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 1929
Date collected: 1929
Acquisition information: Transferred: 1985
Materials and processes: Material Glass, Material Bead, Process Faceted, Process Perforated
Dimensions: Diameter: max 18 mm, Length: max 18 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1985.54.1474 Other numbers: A 107889

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