M0005304: Belgian, Russian and Polish dental charms and amulets

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Photograph of eight Belgian, Russian and Polish dental charms and amulets: to care for toothache (Antwerp); sealing wax (Russia); doll tooth (unknown origin); fossil tooth (unknown origin); to protect against bad teeth (Russia); Orris root (Poland). The items were previously part of the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum

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M0005304: Belgian, Russian and Polish dental charms and amulets

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