10 coloured glass beads and 1 crudely executed glass hand strung on thread

Made:
1880-1930
10 coloured glass beads and 1 crudely executed glass hand

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10 coloured glass beads and 1 crudely executed glass hand
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10 coloured glass beads and 1 crudely executed glass hand strung on thread, amuletic protection against Evil Souls and the Evil Eye, Palestinian, 1880-1930

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A665320
Materials:
glass
Measurements:
length 49 mm
width 33 mm
depth 11 mm
type:
amulet and bead - pierced object

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