Polished stone amulet with silver mount and ring for suspension

Made:
1851-1930
Polished stone amulet with silver mount and ring for suspension

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Polished stone amulet with silver mount and ring for suspension
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Polished stone amulet with silver mount and ring for suspension, said to be "gnostic", engraved with a scorpion, woven as charm against bites, European, 1851-1930

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A657585
Materials:
stone and silver
type:
protective amulets