bottle
Object NameBottle
Made FromGlass
Date1200-1299
Place Madepossibly Syria; possibly Egypt
Techniqueblown, enameled, gilt, ground
SizeOverall H: 18.5 cm
Accession Number66.1.3
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Caravans of Gold, Fragments in Time: Art, Culture, and Medieval Trans-Saharan Exchange
Not On View
Physical DescriptionFlattened, circular form with cylindrical neck, free blown of slightly greenish colored glass. The enamel and gilt decoration is simple but extremely well executed. The decoration consists of 2 bands of Arabic characters in gilt outlined in red on a light blue ground, one around the neck, the other around the body of the flask, eight "fleur-de-lys-like" and ten "endless knot" motifs symmetrically dispersed around the body of the flask.Provenance
Source
Wilhelm Henrich
- 1966-01
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