Tortoise carapace amulet

Made:
1880-1930 in Palestine
Small yellow and brown tortoise carapace used as amulet Small yellow and brown tortoise carapace used as amulet Tortoise carapace amulet (amulet) Small yellow and brown tortoise carapace used as amulet Small yellow and brown tortoise carapace used as amulet

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Small yellow and brown tortoise carapace used as amulet
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London.

Small yellow and brown tortoise carapace used as amulet
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London.

Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London.

Small yellow and brown tortoise carapace used as amulet
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Small yellow and brown tortoise carapace used as amulet
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Small yellow and brown tortoise carapace used as amulet, Palestinian, 1880-1930

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A665312
Materials:
shell
Measurements:
overall: 36 mm x 52 mm x 64 mm, .016 kg
type:
amulet
credit:
Loan, Wellcome Trust