- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Amulet; spherical mother-of-pearl charm. [ASh [OPS move] 06/09/2017]
- Long description
- Amulet; spherical mother-of-pearl charm. Pierced in the centre of the bead. Used to make others kind to the wearer and to ward off anger. [ASh [OPS move] 06/09/2017]
- Geographical reference
- Person
- Field collector Winifred Susan Blackman
- PRM source Wellcome Institute
- PRM source Wellcome Historical Medical Museum
- Date
- Date collected
- 1928
- Acquisition information
- Transferred: 1985
- Materials and processes
- Material Mother of Pearl Shell, Material Bead, Process Perforated
- Dimensions
- Diameter: max 17 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1985.54.1646 Other numbers: A 70333 R 30209 ? 96
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