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Islamic astrolabe, 1145-1155

Astronomy

1145-1155

Urinal in wicker basket, Southern Europe or North Africa, 1801-1900

Public Health & Hygiene

1801-1900

Islamic astrolabe, 1701-1800

Astronomy

1701-1800

Barber's shaving bowl, North African, 19th century.

Public Health & Hygiene

1801-1900
Tooled leather amuletic case on twisted leather thong, square box (oblong in section) with cross-hatched tooled decoration on front

Tooled leather amuletic case, Sudanese, c. 1890-1920.

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1890-1920
Small hide or leather bottle, globular base, cone-shaped body long slender tubular neck, contains antimony powder resembling iron filings, North African(?), 1880-1910

Bottle contaiing antimony

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1880-1910
Earthenware albarello, with blue-green glaze, Islamic, 15th century (see note).

Earthenware albarello, with blue-green glaze, Islamic, 15th century

Classical & Medieval Medicine

1401-1500 CE
Pottery tobacco pipe, bowl and part of stem only, gilded metal sheath over circular bowl, detachable lid with pick or scraper attached, Turkish or North African, 1880-1922

Tobacco pipe (Turkish or North African)

Classical & Medieval Medicine

1880-1922
Wooden tabacco pipe, elbow style with bell-shaped bowl and tubular stem socket only, Islamic decoration of inlaid brass, silver bowl and stem socket mounts, Turkish or North African, 1851-1900

Tobacco pipe of elbow style with bell-shaped bowl and tubular stem socket

Smoking

1851-1900