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A glass bottle with a round base and a long narrow neck. The bottle is covered in dark red leather near the base and around the neck. There are a number of raised ridges in this leather around the bottle. The middle section is covered in a piece of beige leather, and around the base of the neck a section of woven plant fibre and leather is inserted.
These objects are only a part of our collections, of which there are more than 350,000 objects. This information comes from our collections database. Some of this is incomplete and there may be errors. This part of the website is also still under construction, so there may be some fields repeated or incorrectly formatted information.
The database sometimes uses language taken from historical documents to help research, which may now appear outdated and even offensive. The database also includes information on objects that are considered secret or sacred by some communities.
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