Amulet to protect children from evil spirits
- Made:
- 1880-1930
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Amulet, metal chain, from which are suspended 5 metal discs and 5 metal crescents, worn by children to avert evil spirits, Palestinian, 1880-1930
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A665377
- Materials:
- alloy
- type:
- amulet
