Earthenware drug jar

Made:
1701-1900 in Iraq and Iran
Earthenware drug jar, with green-blue glaze, Islamic

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Earthenware drug jar, with green-blue glaze, Islamic
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Earthenware drug jar, with green-blue glaze, Islamic, possibly Iranian, 18th-19th century

Details

Category:
Classical & Medieval Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A2868
Materials:
earthenware (glazed)
Measurements:
overall: 268 mm 141 mm, 2.206 kg
type:
drug jar
credit:
On loan from the Wellcome Trust