Coloured amulets
- Made:
- 1801-1910 in Middle East
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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
