Grey stone for curing pain and swollen veins above the breast of women

Grey stone for curing pain and swollen veins above the breast

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Grey stone for curing pain and swollen veins above the breast
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Grey stone for curing pain and swollen veins above the breast of women, Egyptian, 1871-1933

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Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A665844
Materials:
stone
Measurements:
length 41 mm
width 27 mm
thickness 19 mm
type:
therapeutic amulets
credit:
Blackman