Bronze amulet

Made:: 3000-2001

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Bronze amulet, in the form of a male God with an erect penis, worn by barren women to promote conception, Egyptian, 3rd millennium

Details

Category:: Classical & Medieval Medicine

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A122436

Materials:: brass

Measurements:: length 46 mm
width 16 mm

type:: amulet

credit:: Pritchard and Co.

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