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Stone amulet of man and woman embracing
- Made:
- 1800-1900 in South America
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Stone amulet, of man and woman embracing said to promote domestic felicity, from upper plateau of Andean Cordilleras, Bolivan, 1800-1900
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A669594
- Materials:
- stone
- Measurements:
-
overall: 27 mm x 16 mm x 12 mm, .006 kg
- type:
- amulet
- credit:
- Loan, Wellcome Trust