Carved bone pendant

Made:
200 BCE-200 CE
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Carved bone pendant, amuletic, in form of hand in fig gesture with phallus at other end, in display case with similar objects, probably Roman, from Italy, 200BC-200AD

Details

Category:
Classical & Medieval Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A67826
Materials:
bone
Measurements:
length 66 mm
width 15 mm
thickness 12 mm
type:
pendant, amulet and phallus
credit:
Arte Antica e Moderna