Leather amuletic case
- Made:
- 1880-1910
Leather amuletic case, rectangular, in two halves, hide sling for carrying, contain two folded manuscripts with Arabic script, North African, 1880-1910
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A35299
- Materials:
- leather and content, paper
- Measurements:
-
length 67 mm
width 50 mm
thickness 16 mm
sling: length 120 mm
paper, large: length 230 mm
paper, large: width 170 mm
paper, small: length 202 mm
paper, small: width 140 mm
- type:
- amulet case
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)