Long spindle-shaped octagonal polished cornelian bead

Made:
1801-1900
Long spindle-shaped octagonal polished cornelian bead, amuletic

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Long spindle-shaped octagonal polished cornelian bead, amuletic
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Long spindle-shaped octagonal polished cornelian bead, amuletic, De Mortillet collection, from Africa, European export, 19th century

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A665193
Materials:
stone, cornelian
Measurements:
length 74 mm
max.: diameter 14 mm
min.: diameter 8 mm
type:
bead - pierced object

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