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Bleeding bowls
Two pewter bowls set into a wooden stand from the French ship 'L'Orient'. Label: '(Bleeding Bowls) Recovered by a Greek Diver from the French Admiral Flagship L'Orient sunk by Nelsons Ships at the Battle of the Nile Aug 1st 1798 Originally belonged to the Ships Surgeon Buchanan'. On a shield-shaped plaque: 'Relic of the Battle of the Nile'.
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Object Details
| ID: | REL0296 |
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| Collection: | Relics |
| Type: | Bleeding bowls |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Events: | French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Nile, 1798 |
| Vessels: | L'Orient fl.1798 (French) |
| Date made: | circa 1798 |
| People: | Bucharas, Surgeon; Nelson, Horatio Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty Royal United Service Institution Cowan, M. |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Parts: | Bleeding bowls |