Stoneware drug jar

Made:
1700-1900

Drug jar, stoneware, Indian, 1700 to 1900

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A651019
Materials:
stoneware, tin glazed
Measurements:
height 211 mm
base: diameter 73 mm
shoulders: diameter 140 mm
rim: diameter 102 mm
type:
drug jars

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