Blue glazed earthenware storage jar containing medical preparations

Made:: 1801-1920 in India

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Blue glazed earthenware storage jar containing medical
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Blue glazed earthenware storage jar containing medical preparations, glaze chipped, India, 1801-1920

A blue glazed earthenware jar, labelled in Urdu, containing medical preparations as used in Unani Tibb medicine. When Unani Tibb was introduced in India, Hakims (Unani Tibb doctors) tested many Indian plants and incorporated them into their medical system.

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Category:: Medical Ceramic-ware

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A659358

Materials:: complete, earthenware (glazed), canvas, paper and materia medica

Measurements:: overall: 194 mm x 135 mm, 1.312 kg

type:: storage jar

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