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title: Ancient Mesopotamian Pharmacist Prepares Elixir
author: Marie-Lan Nguyen
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2666/ancient-mesopotamian-pharmacist-prepares-elixir/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Ancient Mesopotamian Pharmacist Prepares Elixir
_Authored by Marie-Lan Nguyen_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2666.jpg)
## Image Caption
An Arab folio on which is depicted a pharmacist preparing an elixir. From the manuscript of the De Materia Medica by Dioscorides, 1st century CE. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
## Cite This Work
### APA
Nguyen, M. (2014, May 20). Ancient Mesopotamian Pharmacist Prepares Elixir. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Nguyen, Marie-Lan. "Ancient Mesopotamian Pharmacist Prepares Elixir." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 20, 2014. .
### MLA
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## License & Copyright
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