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Very Rare Ancient Islamic medical cupping glass browse these categories for related items... Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Near Eastern: Pre 1492: Item # 1066185
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| An extremely rare ancient glass Islamic cupping instrument, dating to the 11-13th Century. The cupping instrument is of pale green glass, with applied spout emerging from the bottom and arching upwards. The ancient technique of cupping involved heating the air on the inside of the cup, by insertion of a burning rag or other such material. The cup was then placed on the patient's body and the air allowed to cool, in so doing reducing in volume and drawing blood upwards and into the cup. According to the ancient systems of humoral medicine, bleeding a patient can have positive benefits, restoring balance to the body. Height: 1 7/8 inches. Condition: Good condition. The very end of the spout fractured. Provenance: Ex. Collection of W.A. Jackson, acquired 1960's-1980's. Jackson was educated at Manchester University, England and designated a Fellow of the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain in 1955. As an early pharmacist in the 1950's, he witnessed the change in prescribing habits that made many traditional equipment obsolete. It was during this period that he started to collect these nostalgic items, eventually widening his collecting tastes to include pharmaceutical-related objects from the ancient world. Jackson is the author of the book "The Victorian Chemist and Druggist", published in 1981. ArtAncient Limited is pleased to have acquired Mr. Jackson's collection of ancient items. | ||
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