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1999.33.66

Perfume bottle containing rose perfume.

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1999.33.66

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Collection type
Object
Description
Perfume bottle containing rose perfume.
Long description
Perfume bottle containing rose perfume. The bottle is a recycled glass vial for injections which originally contained the antibiotic Gentamicin. Written on the bottle: 'Gentamicin 2ml (As Gentamicin Sulphate) 80mg/vial. B. No. V-302 IM/IV. Tabros Pharma, Karachi.' The bottle has a pink plastic stopper made especially to fit the Gentamicin vial. [MdeA 11/11/99]
Geographical reference
Pakistan
Asia > Southern Asia > Pakistan
North West Frontier Province Peshawar off Egerton Road
Person
Field collector Marina de Alarcón
Field collector Mark Axworthy
PRM source Marina de Alarcón
Date / Period
Date made: Before 22/09/1999
Date collected
22 September 1999
Acquisition information
Purchased: 18/10/1999
Materials and processes
Material Plastic Synthetic, Material Glass, Process Recycled, Process Printed
Dimensions
Height: max 50 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1999.33.66

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