Horn box, previously containing opium, China
Horn box, cylindrical body, flat base, push on lid, empty, previously containing five balls of opium, mixed with ash, Chinese
Horn box and five balls of opium, mixed with ash, Chinese
- Made:
- China
Horn box, cylindrical body, flat base, push on lid, empty, and five balls of opium, mixed with ash, Chinese
Details
- Category:
- Asian Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A642402
- Measurements:
-
overall: 25 mm 23 mm,
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust
Parts
Plastic box containing opium
Modern plastic rectangular transparent colourless box with hinged lid containing 5 small brown balls of a hard substance, padded with some white tissue paper. The box's lid is marked 'A642402(pt) Opium Balls (4) Controlled Drugs Coll 101 Oriental' that the contents are 5 balls rather than 4 as given on the lid.
