M0016942: Three amulets against cramp

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Photograph of three amulets against cramp. Above is an eelskin, on the left is a hare's foot and on the right are two cockspurs joined together with sealing wax. They were all part of the Lovett Collection purchased at auction by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum in 1933. They were given accession numbers A177108, R13318/1936 and R11304/1936 respectively.

M0016942: Three amulets against cramp

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