Amulet, made from a string of black tubular glass beads, which have been strung onto a metal wire. Used by women for spots on the head. [ASh [OPS move] 04/09/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Amulet, made from a string of black tubular glass beads, which have been strung onto a metal wire. Used by women for spots on the head. [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 Metal Wire, Material Bead, Process Strung
Dimensions: Depth: max 12 mm partially coiled, Width: max 88 mm partially coiled, Length: max 90 mm partially coiled
Object numbers: Accession number: 1985.54.1498 Other numbers: A 107340 / 38437 201

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