Vial

Vial

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Description
Medicine vial recovered from an Egyptian tomb.
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
Vials
vial, egyptian
Object Type
vials
Other Terms
Vials; Containers
Physical Description
glass, ?, transparent (disjoint section material)
amber (disjoint part popular color name)
green (disjoint part popular color name)
smoke (disjoint part popular color name)
blown flat lip (overall shape)
tear drop shape (overall shape)
Measurements
overall: 4 1/4 in x 1 3/8 in; 10.795 cm x 3.4925 cm
ID Number
MG.M-04997.02
catalog number
M-04997.02
accession number
160776
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Medicine and Science: Medicine
Data Source
National Museum of American History
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