Turned brass perfume file

Made:
1801-1900
Turned brass perfume file, Near Eastern, 19th century

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Turned brass perfume file, Near Eastern, 19th century
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Turned brass perfume file, Near Eastern, 19th century

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A242648
Materials:
brass
Measurements:
with cap: length 87 mm
diameter 13 mm
type:
perfume phials

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