Bottle containing water from the Dead Sea
- maker:
- Peter Johnston-Saint
Bottle containing water from the Dead Sea, collected by Capt. Saint, March, 1930
Contained in the glass bottle is water collected from the Dead Sea. Its mineral-rich waters and mud are said to have healing properties.
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A6035
- Materials:
- bottle, glass, clear and stopper, cork
- Measurements:
-
overall: 186 mm 56 mm, .43 kg
- type:
- bottle
- credit:
- Loan, Wellcome Trust