Tall glass vessel

Tall glass vessel, with an inner vertical glass tube

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Tall glass vessel, with an inner vertical glass tube
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Tall glass vessel, with an inner vertical glass tube, painted decoration, Islamic

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A643427
Materials:
glass
Measurements:
length 200 mm
diameter 77 mm
type:
unidentified

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