Small aval water-worn pebble to protect cattle from disease

Made:
1800-1920 in France
maker:
Unknown
Small aval water-worn pebble to protect cattle from disease

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Small aval water-worn pebble to protect cattle from disease
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Small aval water-worn pebble to protect cattle from disease, De Mortillet collection, from Rouen, French, 1800-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A665888
Materials:
stone
Measurements:
length 47 mm
width 30 mm
depth 20 mm
type:
pebbles

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