M0005302: Dental amulets and charms: Tooth of the Wolf from Palestine and a necklace of cayx lacrima seeds, from Transvaal
- Date:
- November 1937
- Reference:
- WT/D/1/20/1/43/33
- Part of:
- Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
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About this work
Also known as
Previous title, replaced November 2021: Tooth of the Wolf, Palestine and necklace of cayx lacrima seeds, Transvaal.
Description
Photograph of dental amulets and charms: a Sinn Ed-Dinn (woolf tooth) from Palestine, worn on a child's cap to encourage quick teething and to avert evil spirits; and a necklace of cayx lacrima seeds from Transvaal. The items were previously part of the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum.
Publication/Creation
November 1937
Physical description
1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm
Notes
Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2021.
Copyright note
Copyright is held by Wellcome Collection
Terms of use
Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.
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Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed storesBy appointment Manual request