Amuletic ring made from a penny

Amuletic ring made from a penny, to cure rheumatism

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Amuletic ring made from a penny, to cure rheumatism
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Amuletic ring made from a penny, to cure rheumatism, from Yorkshire, English, 1912-1915

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Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A666099
Materials:
copper
Measurements:
diameter 23 mm
depth 7 mm
type:
rings