- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Amulet. Whetstone, dark green in colour. For the associated bone see 1985.54.3502 .2 [ASh [OPS move] 11/01/2018]
- Long description
- Amulet. Whetstone, dark green in colour with smooth surface. Rectangular in shape and broken at one end and perforated at the other. For the associated bone see 1985.54.3502 .2 [ASh [OPS move] 11/01/2018]
- 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, Process Perforated
- Dimensions
- Height: max 12 mm, Width: max 26 mm, Length: max 134 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1985.54.3502.1 Other numbers: A 70026 R 29931 450
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