Polished stone amulet
- Made:
- 1860-1920
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Polished stone amulet, in the form of an axe head, used in curing cows of grup or gruff, much chipped, from Ballymena, Northern Ireland, 1860-1920
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A119074
- Materials:
- stone, polished
- type:
- therapeutic amulets
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)
