Red coloured leather amulet case worn by men and some animals. [El.B 16/06/2010]

Collection type: Object
Description: Red coloured leather amulet case worn by men and some animals. [El.B 16/06/2010]
Long description: Red coloured leather amulet case worn by men and some animals. The case is square with a narrow tube of leather on one side. Tooled onto one surface is a pattern of lines, circles and flowers. On the other surface is a fainter pattern of incised lines. [El.B 16/06/2010]
Geographical reference: Egypt
Africa > Northern Africa > Egypt
Cultural groups: Egyptian
Person: Field collector Margaret Alice Murray; PRM source Margaret Alice Murray
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1909
Date collected: By 1909
Acquisition information: Donated: 1909
Materials and processes: Material Animal Leather Skin, Process Stitched, Process Tooled
Dimensions: Width: max 54 mm, Length: max 73 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1909.36.3

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