Stylised "Hand of Fatima" amulet
- Made:
- 901-1000
Small carved bone amulet, stylised "Hand of Fatima", collected in Toledo, Spain, in 1898, but reputedly dates to 10th century, so Arabian, 901-1000
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A666031
- Materials:
- bone
- Measurements:
-
overall: 6 mm x 32 mm x 19 mm, .004 kg
- type:
- protective amulets
- credit:
- Loan, Wellcome Trust
