Ten coloured flasks said to cure eye pain
- Made:
- 1801-1910 in Middle East
Ten coloured flasks (blue, brown & colourless) set in oblong fringed cushion, decorated with multicoloured, trellis bead work, said to cure eye pain, Middle East, 1801-1910
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A66964
- Materials:
- glass, textile, silk thread and brass (copper, zinc alloy)
- Measurements:
-
overall: 85 mm x 410 mm x 420 mm,
- type:
- amulet
