Copy of a Roman pocket medicine chest, Europe, 1901-1930

Pocket medicine chest, copy, brass

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Pocket medicine chest, copy, brass
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Pocket medicine chest, copy, brass, original Roman one in Naples Museum

The brass medicine chest has four separate compartments, each would contain a different medical treatment. The original may have been used by someone who travelled a lot or who was a physician. The original is at the Naples Museum in Italy.

Details

Category:
Classical & Medieval Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A155225
Materials:
brass
Measurements:
overall: 27 mm x 116 mm x 70 mm, .22kg
type:
medicine chest
credit:
Sommer, G.