M0014143: Small glass vessel found in Jerusalem, possibly Arabic

Previous title, replaced January 2022: Small glass vessel found in Jerusalem, possibly Arabic

Small glass vessel found in Jerusalem, possibly Arabic workmanship. Amber coloured. Very similar in shape to the little Roman spouted-vessels that were probably used for feeding children. The item was purchased by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum in Jerusalem in 1933 and accessioned in 1936 (accession numbe R96/1936). It is not held by Wellcome Collection.

1955

1 photograph glass plate negative; 10.2 x 12.7 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the accession register which provide an entry for the item: acc. number R96/1936 (image 152)

Copyright held by Wellcome Collection

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2022.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.