An early small delftware dry drug or pill jar c.1680, painted in blue with an angel with outstretched wings above a banner inscribed 'T.ALB.RHAS', a chip to the inside rim, 10cm high. Trochisi Albi Rhasis were lozenges made from ingredients including white lead. They could be dissolved in white wine or rose-water to make an eyewash. They could also be used to treat gonorrhoea.
An early small delftware dry drug or pill jar c.1680, painted in blue with an angel with outstretched wings above a banner inscribed 'T.ALB.RHAS', a chip to the inside rim, 10cm high. Trochisi Albi Rhasis were lozenges made from ingredients including white lead. They could be dissolved in white wine or rose-water to make an eyewash. They could also be used to treat gonorrhoea.
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