Quartz pebble from well sacred to St. Kieran
- Made:
- Unattributed place and Unattributed place and
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Quartz pebble from well sacred to St. Kieran, taken from the water and rubbed on the body to relieve pain, Ballaghmore, Leix, Irish, found 1930-31.
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A138032
- Materials:
- quartz
- Measurements:
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overall: 35 mm x 73 mm x 49 mm, .159 kg
- type:
- votive offering
