Eight poppy heads in bowl

Metal bowl, containing eight poppy heads, Islamic

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A643452
Materials:
metal
type:
metal bowls

Parts

Eight poppy heads from Arab pharmacy

Eight poppy heads from Arab pharmacy

Eight dried poppy heads (poppy staw) of varying size, in (modern) container measuring 100 mm x 280 mm x 165 mm, 275g. Also a small container with fragments of poppy heads. From the Arab Pharmacy at the Wellcome Institute, Euston, London. Middle Eastern, unknown date.

Materials:
seed pod
Object Number:
A643452/2
type:
poppy staw