Flint "kidney stone"

Flint kidney stone', kidney shaped

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Flint kidney stone', kidney shaped
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Flint "kidney stone", kidney shaped, mattled yellow grey polish stone rubbed on the affected part for kidney diseases, Irish, 1890-1930

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Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A100138
Materials:
flint, module
Measurements:
length 72 mm
width 52 mm
height 41 mm
type:
therapeutic amulets
credit:
Evans, J.H.