Two small amulets

Made:
1980-1985 in Japan
Two small amulets, with instructions

Creative Commons LicenseThis image is released under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Licence

Buy this image as a print 

Buy

License this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library

License

Two small amulets, with instructions
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Two small amulets, with instructions, each consisting of two linked discs made of different metals which, when applied to the body, produces a curative effect similar to penetrative acupuncture needles, from the surgery of a British practitioner c.1996, unsigned, Japanese, 1980-1985.

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Object Number:
2002-494
Materials:
metal, paper and complete
Measurements:
amulet: 14 mm x 43 mm
type:
amulet
credit:
Kelley, R.