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Stitched leather case

Stitched leather case

1800-1900
Charm, andwritten on reed which is now tightly folded into fragile packet

Charm, andwritten on reed which is now tightly folded into fragile packet

1801-1900
Written charm contained in one cylindrical and one oblong brown leather case with very long eight strand sling

Written charm contained in one cylindrical and one oblong brown leather case with very long eight strand sling

1880-1935
Paper charm against toothache, Scotland, 1860-1880

Paper charm against toothache, Scotland, 1860-1880

1860-1880
Written charm in some Arabic-type script contained in hide panels

Written charm in some Arabic-type script contained in hide panels

1880-1920
Stem fossil charm, from Accra, Ghana, date unknown

Stem fossil charm, from Accra, Ghana, date unknown

Seabean used as charm against rheumatism

Seabean used as charm against rheumatism

1850-1920
Charm for victory written out for Madham Rao

Charm for victory written out for Madham Rao

1701-1800
Charm used to shorten protracted labour

Charm used to shorten protracted labour

1900-1930
Paper charm for curing diseases, mounted on card, India, 1850-1920

Charm for curing diseases

1850-1920
Terracotta bowl, with spiral Syriac inscription on inside, unsigned, Babylonian, 1-300 BC.

Terracotta bowl

1-300 BCE
Written charm, two folded pieces of paper plus two small fragments inscribed in Arabic and with magic squares, found in the pouch of an East African medicine man, East African(? ), 1880-1920

Written charm

1880-1920