Bottle of medicinal water from the springs of Tiberias

Bottle of medicinal water from the warm springs of Tiberias, Israel, 1930

The water from the hot springs at Tiberias were known from antiquity as having healing and restorative powers.

The label on this bottle shows that it was collected by Captain P Johnston-Saint, one of Henry Wellcome’s collecting agents.

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A79499
Materials:
bottle, glass, clear and stopper, cork
Measurements:
overall: 166 mm 62 mm, .391 kg
type:
bottles
credit:
Loan, Wellcome Trust