Paignton stone
- Made:
- 1890-1935
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Paignton stone, quartz(?) and mudstone(?) pebble with large central perforation, lateral perforation occupied by suspension loop, used as a charm against insomnia and witches, from Paignton, English, 1890-1935
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A666078
- Materials:
- quartz, ? material, mudstone, ? material and brass, hook
- type:
- protective amulets
- credit:
- Vine, D.B.
