Amuletic necklace of cornelian beads

Amuletic necklace of cornelian beads, incomplete

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Amuletic necklace of cornelian beads, incomplete
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Amuletic necklace of cornelian beads, incomplete, beads in form of fish (?) and amulet pouch, De Mortillet collection, possibly from Near East, 19th century

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A665181
Materials:
cornelian and string
Measurements:
doubled: length 94 mm
max. bead: length 26 mm
max. bead: width 20 mm
min. bead: length 14 mm
min. bead: width 10 mm
type:
necklace and amulet