Earthenware pilgrim bottle

Made:
1701-1850 in Africa
maker:
Unknown
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Cream earthenware pilgrim bottle, flattened globe shape, used for pilgrim's holy water, possibly North African, 18th to mid 19th centuries

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A105270
Materials:
earthenware (glazed)
Measurements:
overall: 58 mm x 149 mm x 162 mm, .4 kg
type:
pilgrim bottles
credit:
Tano, N.