Divination bowl

Made:
1801-1900 in Iran
maker:
Unknown
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Divination bowl, silver-plated copper, perhaps Persian, 19th century

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A639332
Materials:
copper (silver-plated)
Measurements:
overall: 59 mm, 192 mm, .542 kg
type:
divination bowls
credit:
Loan, Wellcome Trust

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