Specimen bottle and glass mount (container missing) of turmeric

Specimen bottle and glass mount (container missing) of turmeric (kurkum), imported from Egypt and elsewhere and used for indigestion and as a cosmetic dye in Kordofan, Sudan

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A666469
Materials:
glass, mount, glass and mount, paper
Measurements:
mount: length 1036 mm
mount: width 64 mm
glass bottle: height 86 mm
glass bottle: diameter 43 mm
type:
containers