Opaque amber coloured stone for red and inflamed eyes obtained from Sheikh Desuki
- Made:
- 1880-1930
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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
- Measurements:
-
length 17 mm
width 15 mm
thickness 10 mm
- type:
- therapeutic amulets
