Rock crystal 'ball'

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posted on 2021-10-27, 17:51 authored by Helena HamerowHelena Hamerow

Gatty Slip: Crystal ball, supposed to have been used in divination, more probably an ornament from the binding of a book? Saxon. Locality unknown. [sketch]Mayer Index Card: '1 Crystal Ball... locality unknown. 1 1/2 in. long.' [sketch]Gatty Slip sketch indicates that indicates it is not a \ball\" in the 6th-century sense. – B.B."

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M6685

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M 6685

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rock crystal (Sonia Hawkes Material Notes; crystal) (Antiquarian Material; N/A)

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miscellaneous, ball (Sonia Hawkes Keyword; ball) (Antiquarian Keyword; N/A)

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lost

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National Museums Liverpool

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Mayer Collection

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misc

Rock crystal 'ball'

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