Tibetan doctor's bag, Indian cosmetic dish and Chinese libation cup.
Image number: 10284623

The Tibetan doctor's bag contained minerals and herbs, a horn and spatula for mixing, and a blade and sharpening stone for simple surgery. In Tibet, medicine has elements familiar from China (herbal cures), Greece-Arabia (the humours of the body), and India (placing the soul in the spine). It also used chants from Lamaism, a form of Buddhism. The Chinese ceremonial libation cup was used to pour an alcoholic drink as an offering to the gods.
- Image number:
- 10284623
- Credit:
- Science Museum/Science & Society Picture Library
- Date taken:
- 14 January 2004 12:27
- Image rights:
- Science Museum
Related Objects
Related Images
3 related image(s)



