Equine molar, set into metal mount to form pendant

Made:
1850-1920 in Algeria
maker:
Unknown
Equine molar, set into metal mount to form pendant Equine molar, set into metal mount to form pendant Equine molar, set into metal mount to form pendant Equine molar, set into metal mount to form pendant

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Horse's molar, set into metal mount with suspension ring, to cure pain and diseases of the breasts, De Mortillet Collection, from Biskra, Algerian, 1850-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A666131
Materials:
tooth and metal
Measurements:
length 75 mm
width 35 mm
depth 18 mm
type:
teeth
credit:
Loan, Wellcome Trust