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Distinctive features including the eyebrow and nose of the angel drawn in one sweep links this jar with two similar examples in the collection of the Museum of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, illustrated by Briony Hudson (2006), cat.196-7.
Balsamum Locatelli was an ointment originally formulated by 17th century Italian physician and chemist Lodovico Locatelli. Made from red sandalwood, olive oil, pine resin and other ingredients, it was used for the treatment of ulcers.