Amulet. Shell, with a white ground an elaborate (natural?) pattern across the surface. [ASh [OPS move] 09/01/2018]

Collection type: Object
Description: Amulet. Shell, with a white ground an elaborate (natural?) pattern across the surface. [ASh [OPS move] 09/01/2018]
Long description: Amulet. Shell, with a white ground an elaborate (natural?) pattern consisting of orange patches and zigzag shapes across the surface. The shell is conical in shape with a side opening and a spiral at one end. [ASh [OPS move] 09/01/2018]
Geographical reference: Egypt
Africa > Northern Africa > Egypt
Person: Field collector Winifred Susan Blackman; PRM source Wellcome Institute; PRM source Wellcome Historical Medical Museum
Date
Acquisition information: Transferred: 1985
Materials and processes: Material Shell
Dimensions: Depth: max 37 mm, Width: max 42 mm, Length: max 82 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1985.54.3471 Other numbers: 416

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