- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Amulet. Plant seed, almost heart shaped with a darker brown core and a light brown rim. [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 Plant Seed, Process Dried
- Dimensions
- Depth: max 5 mm, Width: max 12 mm, Length: max 13 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1985.54.3302 Other numbers: 132
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