Black leather amulet case

Made:
1880-1930
Black leather amulet case, rectangular, tooled design on front

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Black leather amulet case, rectangular, tooled design on front
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Black leather amulet case, rectangular, tooled design on front, twisted leather sling for suspension, North African, 1880-1930

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A658269
Materials:
leather
Measurements:
length 52 mm
width 42 mm
thickness 13 mm
sling: length 300 mm
type:
amulet case
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

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