Female wolf's tooth amulet to cure pain in the temples, for women only, obtained from the zoo at Giza, Egypt, 1880-1930
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A665830
- Materials:
- tooth
- Measurements:
-
height 11 mm
length 10 mm
width 4 mm
- type:
- therapeutic amulets
- credit:
- Blackman
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