The Sphero-Conical as Apothecary Vessel: An Argument for Dedicated Use

IF 0.7 2区 艺术学 0 ARCHITECTURE Muqarnas Pub Date : 2022-10-07 DOI:10.1163/22118993-00391p13
Courtney Lesoon
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Sphero-conical vessels are ubiquitous in the archaeological record. However, their intended use has remained a conundrum. A multitude of conjectures have been proposed, such as that the sphero-conical vessel was a container for mercury, a grenade, a perfume sprinkler, an aeolipile, a beer gourd, a hookah pipe, and a plumb bob. Faced with a seemingly contradictory body of evidence, scholars have concluded that the sphero-conical vessel must have been a multi-use object. I disagree. This study offers a theory of dedicated use: the sphero-conical vessel was intended and produced to store pharmaceuticals, specifically apothecary compounds in personal-use dosages. My argument is built on a close analysis of material form, epigraphic evidence, decorative motifs, and representations of the sphero-conical vessel in other media. The re-inscribing of the sphero-conical vessel into a history of medicine as a tool of the robust Islamic pharmacological industry is rich with potential for furthering our understanding of medicine, apothecary, alchemy, apotropaia, and trade in the medieval Mediterranean.
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球锥作为药瓶:专用的论证
球形锥形器皿在考古记录中随处可见。然而,它们的预期用途仍然是一个难题。人们提出了许多猜测,比如这个球形锥形容器是一个装汞的容器、一枚手榴弹、一个香水喷头、一个风脂、一个啤酒葫芦、一个水烟管和一个铅锤。面对一系列看似矛盾的证据,学者们得出结论,球锥形容器一定是一个多用途的物体。我不同意。这项研究提供了一种专门用途的理论:球形锥形容器旨在储存药物,特别是个人使用剂量的药剂师化合物。我的论点建立在对材料形式、铭文证据、装饰图案和其他媒介中的球锥容器表示的仔细分析之上。作为强大的伊斯兰制药工业的工具,将球形锥形容器重新载入医学史,对于加深我们对中世纪地中海的医学、药剂师、炼金术、药剂师和贸易的理解具有丰富的潜力。
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