Amulet of ivory. A piece of ivory carved in the shape of a bird's head and neck in a white metal mount with a suspension loop at the top. [BA [OPS move] 22/11/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Amulet of ivory. A piece of ivory carved in the shape of a bird's head and neck in a white metal mount with a suspension loop at the top. [BA [OPS move] 22/11/2017]
Geographical reference: Algeria
Africa > Northern Africa > Algeria; Algiers
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 White Metal, Material Animal Ivory Tooth, Process Carved, Process Cast, Process Perforated, Process Incised
Dimensions: Width: max 8 mm, Depth: max 6 mm, Length: max 50 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1985.50.1379

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