Amulet, in form of two small pieces of alum
- Made:
- 1910-1930
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Amulet, in form of two small pieces of alum suspended on and partly enmeshed by beads threaded on cotton, from Smyrna, Turkish, 1910-1930
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A659127
- Materials:
- alum, glass, beads and cotton, thread
- Measurements:
-
overall (each): 11 mm x 11 mm x 45 mm, .002 kg
- type:
- protective amulets
