Burmese apothecary jar, 19th century?

Item Info

Title:
Burmese apothecary jar, 19th century?
Date:
18xx?
Description:
Decorated with gilded red lacquer. Design includes central figure surrounded by twelve other figures. Each figure is the lid of a separate cylindrical well for storing herbs and medicinal plants.
Format:
apothecary bottles
Digital Collection:
History of Medicine Artifacts
Source Collection:
History of Medicine artifacts collection
Series:
Anonymous Collection Artifacts
Provenance:
The History of Medicine artifacts collection were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library as a transfer in 2011.
Rights:
Free Re-Use
Public Domain
Identifier:
  • hanony0010
  • ref1249_r68
  • homartifacts
  • duke:308842
  • homst03010
  • ark:/87924/r4br8mr60
  • 2620a6d1-7b15-43f7-bfce-366df511b820
Permalink:
https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/r4br8mr60
Sponsor:
Adopted by Harsha Murthy T'81 in memory of M.S.N. Murthy, M.D.