Spice, betelnut or medicine box

Made:
1801-1900 in India
maker:
Unknown
Spice, betelnut or medicine box Brass spice, betel nut or medicine box, Tibetan or Indian

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Brass spice, betel nut or medicine box, Tibetan or Indian
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Brass spice, betel nut or medicine box, Tibetan or Indian, 1801-1900

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A639358
Materials:
brass
Measurements:
box: 70 mm,
with hook: 96 mm
with handle: 270 mm
type:
spice box