- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Amulet. Shell, black in colour and conical in shape. For the other associated shell see 1985.54.3280 .2 [ASh [OPS move] 18/12/2017]
- Long description
- Amulet. Shell, black in colour and conical in shape with a spiral pattern of bumps and ridges in the centre. Some loss to the tip and sides. For the other associated shell see 1985.54.3280 .2 [ASh [OPS move] 18/12/2017]
- 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 Shell
- Dimensions
- Depth: max 19 mm, Width: max 19 mm, Length: max 24 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1985.54.3280.1 Other numbers: 96
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