Amulet, triangular piece of alum worn by children to avert the evil eye
- Made:
- 1870-1930
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Amulet, triangular piece of alum worn by children to avert the Evil Eye, Palestinian, 1870-1930
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A666042
- Materials:
- alum
- Measurements:
-
height 48 mm
width 53 mm
thickness 26 mm
- type:
- protective amulets
- credit:
- Canaan
