Amuletic tokea lingram

Made:: 1880-1920 in Bilari

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Amulet of stone, circular
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Amulet of stone, circular, waisted with projection on upper section, said tokea lingam, from Billary, South India, 1880-1920

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Category:: Asian Medicine

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A666414

Materials:: stone and complete

Measurements:: overall: 11 mm x 20 mm x 19 mm,

type:: amulet

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Amuletic tokea lingram

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