Amuletic pebble
- Made:
- 1870-1932
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LicenseAmuletic pebble, tooth-shaped, to cure toothache
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Amuletic pebble, tooth-shaped, to cure toothache, obtained from Arabs in desert near Abassich, Cairo, purchased in Cairo, 1933, used probably, 1870-1932
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A665852
- Materials:
- pebble
- Measurements:
-
length 30 mm
width 21 mm
thickness 10 mm
- type:
- therapeutic amulets
