Amulet, a thin curved tip of an animal horn. The horn has been perforated part of the way down, and decorated towards one end with bands of incised lines. [EH [OPS move] 16/11/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Amulet, a thin curved tip of an animal horn. The horn has been perforated part of the way down, and decorated towards one end with bands of incised lines. [EH [OPS move] 16/11/2017]
Long description: Amulet, a thin curved tip of an animal horn. The horn has been perforated part of the way down, and decorated towards one end with bands of incised lines. At this same end, much of the surface of the horn is worn away, leaving a v-shaped recess. [EH [OPS move] 16/11/2017]
Geographical reference: Tunisia
Africa > Northern Africa > Tunisia; Tunis
Person: Field collector Henry Hildburgh; PRM source Wellcome Institute; PRM source Wellcome Historical Medical Museum
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1906
Date collected: 1906
Acquisition information: Loaned: 1985
Materials and processes: Material Animal Horn, Process Incised, Process Perforated, Process Carved, Process Decorated
Dimensions: Width: max 6 mm, Length: max 75 mm, Depth: max 5 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1985.50.1244

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