- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Amulet. Two crimson glass beads, both strung onto red cotton thread. Both beads have a dimpled surface. Used for red & inflamed eyes. [ASh [OPS move] 01/11/2017]
- Geographical reference
- Person
- Field collector Winifred Susan Blackman
- PRM source Wellcome Institute
- PRM source Wellcome Historical Medical Museum
- Date
- Acquisition information
- Transferred: 1985
- Dimensions
- Diameter: max 6 mm beads, average, Length: max 11 mm beads, average
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1985.54.2312 Other numbers: A 110009 48
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