Shark's tooth embedded in phosphatic nodule

Made:
1900-1936 in England

Shark's tooth embedded in phosphatic nodule, possibly Suffolk Crag, from Whitstable, possibly a cramp stone, English, 1900-1936

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A132413
Materials:
stone and tooth, shark
Measurements:
overall: 25 mm x 38 mm x 47 mm, .046 kg
type:
therapeutic amulets
credit:
Lovett, E.R.