Tooth-shaped stone

Tooth-shaped stone

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Tooth-shaped stone
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Tooth-shaped stone, streaked amber coloured to cure toothache in back tooth, probably Egyptian, 1880-1933

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A659141
Materials:
stone
Measurements:
length 18 mm
width 16 mm
thickness 13 mm
type:
stones
credit:
Blackman