- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Amulet. Stone, black in colour and oval in shape with flat surfaces. Cracked appearance. [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 Stone
- Dimensions
- Depth: max 8 mm, Width: max 12 mm, Length: max 20 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1985.54.3309 Other numbers: 139
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