Glass flask
- Made:
- 1601-1800
Glass flask, conical, labelled "OL SCORP SIMP" painted with monastic arms, Spanish, 17th or 18th century. Simple oil of scorpions - living scorpions soaked in almond oil with roots and herbs, used to treat King's Evil, sores and antidote to poisons.
Details
- Category:
- Medical Glass-ware
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A61628
- Materials:
- glass
- type:
- flasks
- credit:
- de Pontes, N.