முசை

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Alternative Title

crucible

Content Type

Image

Date of Original Material

Beginning of the 20th century.

Era

20th century CE

Language

Script

Description

The crucide, made up of an alloy of metals not known by the owner, is used to prepare products based on mercury which compose complex medicinal formulations.

Extent and Format of Original Material

Size of the item : 5.5cm x 6,0cm (diameter).
The file contains 1 image.

System of Arrangement

Not relevant

Contributor

K.R. Rajkumar (Owner of the original material)

Location of Original Material

K.R. Rajkumar, Kanniyakumari district.

Custodial History

The item belongs to K.R. Rajkumar Vaittiyar who inherited it from his grandfather, a traditional siddha practitioner.

Series Name

Items from Kanniyakumari District (KK) [K.R. Rajkumar, Kanniyakumari District Collection]

Series Number

Series 1 : Rajkumar_KK

Level

File

EAP Project Number

EAP 810

Reference

EAP810_Rajkumar_KK_item1

Extent of Digital Material

1 TIFF image Size of the file : 30.8 Mb.

Date Modified

2017-02-17

Key

eap810_000379

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முசை, in Digital Collections, Institut Français de Pondichéry, Manuscripts of Siddha Medicine, consulted on June, 9th 2025, https://ifp.inist.fr/s/manuscripts/item/369699