Green stone amulet
- Made:
- 1870-1930
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Green stone amulet, flat slab with suspension loop and Arabic inscription carved on front to ward off disease, Middle Eastern(?), 1870-1930
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A666053
- Materials:
- stone, mottled green
- Measurements:
-
height 45 mm
width 49 mm
thickness 6 mm
- type:
- protective amulets
