- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Amulet, made from a section of bone, possibly a bead? Used as a protective charm. [ASh [OPS move] 03/11/2017]
- Long description
- Amulet, made from a section of bone, possibly a bead? Cylindrical in shape and drilled through the centre. Used by young boys as a protective charm against the evil eye. [ASh [OPS move] 03/11/2017]
- Geographical reference
- Person
- Field collector Winifred Susan Blackman
- PRM source Wellcome Institute
- PRM source Wellcome Historical Medical Museum
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1931
- Date collected
- 1931
- Acquisition information
- Transferred: 1985
- Dimensions
- Height: max 8 mm, Depth: max 6 mm, Width: max 7 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1985.54.2345 Other numbers: A 110403 444
1985.54.2345
Amulet, made from a section of bone, possibly a bead? Used as a protective charm. [ASh [OPS move] 03/11/2017]
1985.54.2345
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