sprinkler flask
Object NameSprinkler
Made FromGlass
Date1250-1275
Place MadeEgypt
TechniqueBlown, gilt and enameled
SizeOverall H: 16.8 cm; W (body): 11.7 cm, D (body): 8.2 cm
Accession Number56.1.96
Credit LineAnonymous Donor
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Islam and the Medieval West
On ViewChanging Exhibition Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless glass with yellowish tinge, bubbly, slight iridescent film on surface; blown, gilt and enameled. Narrow long neck swells out before constricting where it joins flattened oval body; shoulder area below constriction decorated with delicate red enamel and gilt fill ornament; just above shoulder transition is dedication to a Mameluke with the title "Mihtar" and the name Sabi-al-Rukni, the phrase written twice (each slightly different) and separated by a heart-shape shield on each side; below, the body decorated with two registers containing laudatory inscriptions, the upper one repeats "The Sultan", the lower contains a full laudatory inscription, a central register separates these and consists of hares hunted by hounds, chase interrupted four times (center of each side) by a small arabesque motif, the name Sabi-al-Rukni appears in cursive letters on kicked base; pontil mark.Provenance
Former Collection
Edouard Paravicini
- by 1929
Edouard Paravicini, Cairo, by 1929: The object was in the collection of Edouard Paravicini in the 1920s as reported by both Lamm and Wiet. He was a big collector of Egyptian antiquities and lived in the suburb of Zeitun in northern Cairo, but he had a few works of Islamic art as well. He probably acquired 56.1.96 in Cairo.
Edouard Paravicini, Cairo, by 1929: The object was in the collection of Edouard Paravicini in the 1920s as reported by both Lamm and Wiet. He was a big collector of Egyptian antiquities and lived in the suburb of Zeitun in northern Cairo, but he had a few works of Islamic art as well. He probably acquired 56.1.96 in Cairo.
Former Collection
Zeitun Paravicini
