Heart-shaped spice, betel nut or medicine box

Made:: 1801-1900 in Tibet

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

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Category:: Asian Medicine

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A133303

Materials:: complete and brass

Measurements:: overall: 101 mm
with upper and lower compartments: 18 mm,
with projections: 120 mm
with handle: 798 mm

type:: spice box

credit:: Glendining

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Heart-shaped spice, betel nut or medicine box

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