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1954.12.05.1

Charm, 'touchstone', a rectangular piece of black stone. [El.B 08/11/2007]

1954.12.05.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Charm, 'touchstone', a rectangular piece of black stone. [El.B 08/11/2007]
Geographical reference
India
Asia > Southern Asia > India
Pakistan
Asia > Southern Asia > Pakistan
Kashmir
Date
Date collected
1860
Acquisition information
Loaned: 1954
Materials and processes
Material Steatite Stone
Dimensions
Length: max 85 mm, Width: max 35 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1954.12.05.1 Other numbers: 1791
Research and responses

See biographies, Edmund Roscoe died whilst an undergraduate and his parents Henry and Lucy Roscoe gave a mineral collection to the University Museum in his memory, the collection was amassed by Henry Roscoe [AP 15/4/2003]

Search terms: Religion, Amulet

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