Dried poppy head

Made:
1870-1930 in Palestine

Brown cardboard box, c94 mm x 70mm x 69mm, 34g. Contains a large dried poppy head. White paper label is adhered to the inside of the box which reads,'31/DRIED POPPY HEAD/(Papaver setigerum)/THOUGHT TO BE THE " GALL" OF SCRIPTURE' Palestine, 1870-1930.

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A666718
Materials:
card, paper, opium and complete
type:
box and opium
credit:
Wellcome Trust