Coloured amulets

Coloured amulets

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Four coloured flasks (blue & brown) set in oblong fringed cushion, decorated with multicoloured, trellis bead work, said to cure eye pain, unsigned, Middle Eastern, 1801-1910.

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A21223
Materials:
glass, textile, silk thread, complete and bead
Measurements:
overall: 50 mm x 180 mm x 305 mm,
type:
amulet