Earthenware jar

Earthenware jar, blue glaze badly damaged, with newpaper cover

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Earthenware jar, blue glaze badly damaged, with newpaper cover
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Earthenware jar, blue glaze badly damaged, with newpaper cover, containing unidentified materia medica, probably from Middle or Far East, 1801-1920

Details

Category:
Medical Ceramic-ware
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A659352
Materials:
earthenware (glazed) and wrapping, paper, newspaper
Measurements:
height 207 mm
rim: diameter 108 mm
body (approx.): diameter 135 mm
base: diameter 78 mm
type:
storage jars