Amulet, whelk shell with reversed spiral

Made:
1850-1920 in London
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Amulet, whelk shell with reversed spiral, rare
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Amulet, whelk shell with reversed spiral, rare
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Amulet, whelk shell with reversed spiral, rare
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Amulet, whelk shell with reversed spiral, rare
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Amulet, whelk shell with reversed spiral, rare, carried to promote good health by a Billingsgate fish porter, London, England, 1850-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A666095
Materials:
shell
Measurements:
overall: 23 mm x 53 mm x 26 mm, .005 kg
type:
shells
credit:
Loan, Wellcome Trust