Polished stone teardrop shaped amuletic pendant

Made:
1801-1900 in Morocco
Polished stone teardrop shaped amuletic pendant Polished stone teardrop shaped amuletic pendant

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Polished stone teardrop shaped amuletic pendant
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Polished stone teardrop shaped amuletic pendant
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Polished stone teardrop shaped amuletic pendant, carved from "bloody" jasper, with old Phoenician cross cut into base, De Mortillet collection, from Morocco, 19th century

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A665184
Materials:
jasper
Measurements:
overall: 20 mm x 33 mm x 64 mm,
type:
pendant
credit:
Loan, Wellcome Trust