Loadstone, probably used for curing or prevention of disease
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Loadstone, probably used for curing or prevention of disease, in wooden box
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A168245
- Materials:
- loadstone, iron and box, wood
- Measurements:
-
diameter 46 mm
height 48 mm
- type:
- lodestone
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)
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