Loadstone, probably used for curing or prevention of disease

Loadstone, probably used for curing or prevention of disease

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Loadstone, probably used for curing or prevention of disease
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Loadstone, probably used for curing or prevention of disease, in wooden box

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Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A168245
Materials:
loadstone, iron and box, wood
type:
lodestone
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)