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Trochus or opercula shell amulet, against evil eye

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1880-1920
2 Flat pieces of tortoiseshell

2 pieces of flat tortoiseshell

James Watt's Garret Workshop

1790-1819
Two shells, probably haliotis, of unknown provenance, 1830-1920

Two shells, probably haliotis, of unknown provenan

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1830-1920
Small oyster-like shells, bivalve, "nukh", Indian, 1851-1930

Small oyster-like shells, bivalve, "nukh", Indian,

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1851-1930
Piece of pearl shell, leaf shaped with human hair cord attached with gum, used to press back gums during tooth-avulsion operation, from Sunday Island, Victoria, Australia, 1881-1920

Piece of pearl shell, leaf shaped with human hair

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1881-1920
Glass specimen bottle, ground glass stopper, contains helix anai/shells and others from China (?), bottle European, 1900-1930

Glass specimen bottle, ground glass stopper, conta

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1900-1930
Glass bottle with ground glass stopper, contains mollusc shells, sectioned and polished, of unknown provenance, bottle European, 1900-1930

Glass bottle with ground glass stopper, contains m

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1900-1930
Small circular glass topped cardboard box, containing neaera shells, British, box English, 1851-1920

Small circular glass topped cardboard box, contain

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1851-1920