Flint arrowhead used as an amulet
- Made:
- 100,000-10,000 BCE in Europe
- maker:
- Unknown
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LicensePrehistoric flint arrowhead, used as an amulet in Ireland
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Prehistoric flint arrowhead, used as an amulet in Ireland, for curing cattle, made c. 100,000-10,000BC, used 19th century
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A119075
- Materials:
- flint
- Measurements:
-
length 48 mm
width 23 mm
thickness 7 mm
- type:
- arrowhead
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)
