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Thymelaea (Spurge-laurel)
7th century AH/AD 13th century
The dried and powdered leaves of Spurge-laurel were used to treat inflammations of the skin.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Eustache de Lorey, France [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1952, by purchase.
Exhibitions
| 2012 | Paradise Imagined: Images of the Garden in the Islamic and Christian World. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Iran (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 11 5/8 x W: 7 7/8 in. (29.5 x 20 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds provided by the S. & A.P. Fund, 1952
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
W.750C.A
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Parent Object
Four Leaves from the Arabic Version of Dioscorides' De materia medica
7th century AH/AD 13th century