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Stamp from Lebanon commemorating Avicenna (Ibn Sina)

  • 1948

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Lebanese stamp commemorating Avicenna (980-1037), also known as Ibn Sina, a philosopher and alchemist. The stamp depicts Avicenna brewing herbs in an attempt to create the Elixir of Life.

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  • 2.5 cm W x 4 cm H
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  • Moustafa Farroukh
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  • Courtesy of Science History Institute

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  • Box 1

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Farroukh, Moustafa. “Stamp from Lebanon Commemorating Avicenna (Ibn Sina),” 1948. Witco Stamp Collection, Box 1. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/xsh84eg.

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