Amulet; anklet, consisting of an iron loop with two ends twisted outwards. Worn by a woman whose child is being injured by her 'Karmeh'. [ASh [OPS move] 11/09/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Amulet; anklet, consisting of an iron loop with two ends twisted outwards. Worn by a woman whose child is being injured by her 'Karmeh'. [ASh [OPS move] 11/09/2017]
Geographical reference: Egypt
Africa > Northern Africa > Egypt
Person: Field collector Winifred Susan Blackman; PRM source Wellcome Institute; PRM source Wellcome Historical Medical Museum
Date
Date collected: 1929
Acquisition information: Transferred: 1985
Materials and processes: Material Iron Metal, Process Twisted, Process Bent
Dimensions: Depth: max 7 mm, Width: max 86 mm, Length: max 97 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1985.54.1775 Other numbers: A 70411 R 29993 24

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