Small red stone bead carved in form of male genitalia
- Made:
- 100 BCE-300 CE in Roman Empire
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Small red stone bead carved in form of male genitalia, amuletic
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Small red stone bead carved in form of male genitalia, amuletic, Roman(?), from Palestine, 100BC-300AD
Details
- Category:
- Classical & Medieval Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A127963
- Materials:
- stone
- Measurements:
-
length 10 mm
width 7 mm
- type:
- bead - pierced object
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)
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