- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Amulet. Animal bone, possibly that of a metatarsal. One end of the bone has been carved with disc shapes. For the associated whetstone see 1985.54.3502 .1 [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 Animal Bone
- Dimensions
- Height: max 17 mm, Width: max 27 mm, Length: max 146 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1985.54.3502.2 Other numbers: A 70026 R 29931 450
Further items to explore
1985.54.289Amulet. Stone, green in colour and roughly round in shape. The base is dark blue in colour. [ASh [OPS move] 28/2/2017]1985.54.289
1985.54.923Amulet. Stone, long, black, slender pebble with a polished surface. [ASh [OPS move] 8/3/2017]1985.54.923
1884.57.12.5Green glaze faience shabti figure. Mummiform with plaited beard and arms crossed at the chest holding a pick and a hoe. [IL [OPS Move] 1/6/2017]1884.57.12.5
1985.54.2697Amulet; reddish pellets, many broken into a powder. Used to nourish and fatten a child. [ASh [OPS move] 20/11/2017]1985.54.2697