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Ointment - Artifacts

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Description
Two fabric covered lidded boxes containing jars of ointment and instruction sheets Cardboard box covered with gray cloth with woven geometric floral design in green, red and blue. An orange paper label has black Chinese characters. Inside is lined with red paper and has an inset which holds the jars. The jars are round and made of a synthetic substance which is light on the top and dark on the bottom. The jars have a round orange label with black printing on the top and white paper tape around the sides which hold the top and bottom together. There is a red stamp on the tape and black characters. Folded on top of the jars is a white instruction sheet with black and red Chinese characters. A: The remains of a bone tab inserted in paper loop on front of box. It contains two sealed jars of ointment. B: Identical to A except part of inside platform is missing, and it only has one jar which has been partially eaten by insects. This is a patent medicine. Made in China.
Object ID
1997.055.187