Coloured amulets

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:
A22947
Materials:
bead, glass, textile, silk thread and complete
Measurements:
overall: 50 mm x 165 mm x 160 mm,
type:
amulet