Three drug jars

Made:
1700-1900

Three drug jars, stoneware, Indian, with paper lid, 1700 to 1900

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A651016
Materials:
stoneware, tin glazed
Measurements:
height 208 mm
base: diameter 78 mm
shoulder: diameter 120 mm
rim: diameter 115 mm
type:
drug jars

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