Medical Amulet for Good Digestion
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Caption
Gnostic. Medical Amulet for Good Digestion, 2nd–4th century C.E.. Steatite (?), 13/16 × 1 7/16 in. (2 × 3.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.166. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Culture
Title
Medical Amulet for Good Digestion
Date
2nd–4th century C.E.
Period
Gnostic Period
Geography
Place made: Egypt
Medium
Steatite (?)
Classification
Dimensions
13/16 × 1 7/16 in. (2 × 3.6 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour
Accession Number
16.166
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