Amuletic pendant bone carved in form of curved tusk and set into silver socket

Amuletic pendant bone carved in form of curved tusk and set

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Amuletic pendant bone carved in form of curved tusk and set
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Amuletic pendant bone carved in form of curved tusk and set into silver socket engraved with flowers and leaves, probably European, 1850-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A665297
Materials:
bone, silver and brass
type:
pendants