Amuletic cruciform twin crystal of staurolite with individuals crossing at right angles

Made:
1850-1930
Amuletic cruciform twin crystal of staurolite with individuals

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Amuletic cruciform twin crystal of staurolite with individuals
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Amuletic cruciform twin crystal of staurolite with individuals crossing at right angles to prevent being bitten by rabid dogs, from Finistere, Brittany, France, 1850-1930

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A666023
Materials:
staurolite
Measurements:
overall: 9 mm x 18 mm x 15 mm, .004 kg
type:
protective amulets