Shallow boat-shaped dish used for preparing medicine

Made:
1880-1920 in Maldives and Sri Lanka
Shallow boat-shaped dish

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Shallow boat-shaped dish
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Shallow boat-shaped dish, made from mixture of emery and sandstone, used for preparing medicine, broken at sides, from Maldire group, Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon), 1880-1920

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A194796
Materials:
earthenware and incomplete
Measurements:
overall: 15 mm x 230 mm x 81 mm,
type:
dish - vessel
credit:
Glendining