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Glass stoppered jar containing nut amulet containing mercury, from Rochechouart, Haute-Vienne, Haute-Vienne, France, 1800-1869. Used against childern's diseases, particularly worms and convulsions.
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A666091
- Measurements:
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overall: 60 mm 36 mm, .073 kg
- type:
- amulet