File:Earthenware drug jar, Iran, 1201-1300 Wellcome L0057500.jpg
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Earthenware drug jar, Iran, 1201-1300 |
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The rim and top of this hexagonal drug jar is inscribed with Islamic script. The jar is glazed with a striking turquoise colour. The jar would have been used to hold ingredients for preparations or the actual finished product. The jar’s contents would have been protected using an age-old technique – a parchment or vellum cover tied off with string. This jar was purchased in Cairo, Egypt, in 1932 by Captain Johnston-Saint, one of Henry Wellcome’s agents who collected on his behalf. maker: Unknown maker Place made: K?sh?n, Esfahan, Iran Wellcome Images |
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