Collection

Divination bowl

Made:
1801-1900 in Iran
Simple divination bowl, pewter, perhaps Persian, 19th century. Simple divination bowl, pewter, perhaps Persian, 19th century.
Simple divination bowl, pewter, perhaps Persian, 19th century. Simple divination bowl, pewter, perhaps Persian, 19th century.

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Simple divination bowl, pewter, perhaps Persian, 19th century.
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London.

Simple divination bowl, pewter, perhaps Persian, 19th century.
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London.

Simple divination bowl, pewter, perhaps Persian, 19th century

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A639329
Materials:
pewter
Measurements:
overall: 33 mm, 135 mm, .159 kg
type:
divination-bowl
credit:
Loan, Wellcome Trust

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