Drug jar
Pots like these were used to store ointments and were made by various pottery workshops across Europe. It was discovered during archaeological excavations in Exeter.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 300/1988/2115
- Category
- Antiquities
- Collection Class
- Exeter archaeology
- Collection Area Region
- Northern Europe
- Collector Excavator
- Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit
- Material
- potterytin-glazed earthenware
- Common Name
- drug jar
- Simple Name
- drug bottle
- Period Classification
- Post Medieval (1500-1750)
- Production Year Low
- 1620
- Production Year High
- 1660