- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Amulet. Stone, grey and buff in colour. Roughly rectangular in shape with a mottled appearance. Some deep grooves present. Used for sheikh possession. [ASh [OPS move] 21/11/2017]
- Geographical reference
- Person
- Field collector Winifred Susan Blackman
- PRM source Wellcome Institute
- PRM source Wellcome Historical Medical Museum
- Date
- Acquisition information
- Transferred: 1985
- Materials and processes
- Material Stone
- Dimensions
- Depth: max 15 mm, Width: max 25 mm, Length: max 40 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1985.54.2721 Other numbers: A 110346 386
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