Buddhist horn with fig tree seeds for exocism

Made:: 1601-1900 in Tibet

Buddhist ivory horn containing fig tree seeds used for exorcism

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Buddhist ivory horn containing fig tree seeds used for exorcism, Tibetan, 1601-1900

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Category:: Asian Medicine

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A635130

Materials:: ivory and complete

Measurements:: overall: 190 mm x 38 mm

type:: horn

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Buddhist horn with fig tree seeds for exocism

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