Green stone amulet representing a hand clutching a stone

Made:
1701-1900 in Peru
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Green stone amulet representing a hand clutching a stone, probably symbolizing money, Upper Plateau Indians, of the Andean Cordilleras, Peru, 1701-1900

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A670019
Materials:
stone
type:
amulet