Stylised fish shaped container

Made:
1801-1900 in Tibet

Wooden container carved in the form of a stylised fish, head detachable to reveal wooden nozzle and metal screw-on cap, elaborately carved, Tibetan, 1801-1900

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A201442
Materials:
complete, wood and metal
Measurements:
overall: 550 mm x 76 mm x 66 mm,
type:
container
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)