Marble bead(?), inlaid with silver, to prevent mis

Marble bead(?), inlaid with silver, to prevent miscarriage

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Marble bead(?), inlaid with silver, to prevent miscarriage
Science Museum Group
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Marble bead(?), inlaid with silver, to prevent miscarriage, said to have come from Komel Kuferi, Egyptian, 1840-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A665235
Materials:
marble and silver
type:
amulet