Amuletic pendant consisting of spindle-shaped piece of polished cornelian

Amuletic pendant consisting of spindle-shaped piece of polished

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Amuletic pendant consisting of spindle-shaped piece of polished cornelian, octagonal-faceted, De Mortillet Collection, European(?), 1801-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A657532
Materials:
cornelian
Measurements:
length 42 mm
max.: diameter 15 mm
type:
bead - pierced object