Jade amuletic pendant to protect against cholera

Made:
1701-1920 in Iran

Oblong white jade amuletic pendant, against cholera (?), Persian, 1701-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A45550
Materials:
jade (white)
Measurements:
overall: 5 mm x 31 mm x 24 mm, .007 kg
type:
pendants
credit:
Loan, Wellcome Trust