Medicine box
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Content Type
Image
Date of Original Material
Victorian period.
Era
19th century CE
Description
The box is a medicine box used by the siddha practitioner when he visted his/her patients at home. This box of Victorian style is composed of 23 parts, among them one is for receiving a manuscript.
Extent and Format of Original Material
Size of the box : 45cm x 30cm x10cm. The bow is in excellent state.
The file contains three images.
System of Arrangement
Not relevant
Collection Name
Contributor
R. Vijaykumar (Owner of the original material)
Location of Original Material
R. Vijaykumar, Kattathurai, Kannniyakumari district.
Custodial History
The medicine box of R. Vijaykumar belonged to his father, Ramakrishnan Nadar, who inherited it from his grandfather.
Series Name
Item [R. Vijaykumar Collection]
Series Number
Series 2 : RVKumar_KK
Level
File
EAP Project Number
EAP 810
Reference
EAP810-11-2-1
Extent of Digital Material
3 TIFF images; size of the file : 93,6 Mb.
Date Modified
2016-07-30
Key
eap810_000376
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Medicine box,
in Digital Collections, Institut Français de Pondichéry,
Manuscripts of Siddha Medicine,
consulted on June, 9th 2025, https://ifp.inist.fr/s/manuscripts/item/369696