Opaque amber coloured stone for red and inflamed eyes obtained from Sheikh Desuki

Made:
1880-1930
Opaque amber coloured stone for red and inflamed eyes obtained

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Opaque amber coloured stone for red and inflamed eyes obtained
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Opaque amber coloured stone for red and inflamed eyes obtained from Sheikh Desuki, Desuk, Lower Egypt, Egyptian, 1880-1930

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A665875
Materials:
stone
type:
therapeutic amulets