Spherical goa stone
- Made:
- 1600-1700
Spherical goa stone, used as a remedy for many diseases, in elaborately chased silver gilt case, 17th century
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A642465
- Materials:
- case, gold and case, silver
- type:
- goa stones
Parts
Gilt case for goa stone
Elaborately chased silver gilt case for goa stone, 17th century
- Measurements:
-
overall: 106 mm 70 mm, .1 kg
- Materials:
- case, gold and case, silver
- Object Number:
- A642465 Pt2
- type:
- drug (unidentified)