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Object Number 58-34-20/35780
Display Title Three Carved Stone Amulets
Descriptions
Subject
  • Artifact
  • Ground Stone
  • Sculpture
Department Photographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / El Salvador / Santa Ana

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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
Ground stone ornaments, 2 scarab amulets and one fish amulet
79-71-50/19844 Ground stone ornaments, 2 scarab amulets and one fish amulet
Ornament
Thebes
Image Not Available for Amulets of carved jade; Zikadda and monkey (used at funerals)
30-76-60/L221 Amulets of carved jade; Zikadda and monkey (used at funerals)
China
6 jadite and serpentine amulets
55-8-20/19623 6 jadite and serpentine amulets
Ornament
Kaminaljuyu
Ivory amulets
66-47-10/44401 Ivory amulets
Ornament
Greenland
Corn husk amulets
45-25-10/28770 Corn husk amulets
Accessory
Arizona
Agate finger charm (Talhakin), red glass, worn by both sexes as amulets
53-14-50/9650 Agate finger charm (Talhakin), red glass, worn by both sexes as amulets
Jewelry
Algeria
7 amulets on a string
34-28-50/224 7 amulets on a string
Pendant
Abyssinia
Neck ornament with amulets?
99-12-50/53682 Neck ornament with amulets?
Necklace
Africa
Set of amulets
07-45-70/72738 Set of amulets
Sculpture
Papua New Guinea
Amulets
07-45-70/72739 Amulets
Ornament
Papua New Guinea
String with animal amulets
992-27-30/11614F String with animal amulets
Ornament
Raw Material
Venezuela
Image Not Available for Whetstone, nephrite; also used as amulets (dall.)
94-57-10/R57 Whetstone, nephrite; also used as amulets (dall.)
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