Bottle Fragment
mid 13th century (made)
Place of origin |
Fragment of a bottle body, gold painted arabesque and foliated scrolls with designs in white, blue, yellow, red and green enamel. Possibly part of inscription band (Naskhi in red enamel) similar to bottle in Detroit Institute of Arts (30.416), illustrated in Atil Art of the Mamluks, 1981, p 131, no. 50.
Object details
Object type | |
Materials and techniques | Gilded and enamelled |
Brief description | Fragment of a bottle (?), probably Syria, 1240-1260 |
Physical description | Fragment of a bottle body, gold painted arabesque and foliated scrolls with designs in white, blue, yellow, red and green enamel. Possibly part of inscription band (Naskhi in red enamel) similar to bottle in Detroit Institute of Arts (30.416), illustrated in Atil Art of the Mamluks, 1981, p 131, no. 50. |
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Style | |
Marks and inscriptions | [Illegible inscription] (Naskhi) |
Credit line | Given by Dr W. L. Hildburgh |
Bibliographic reference | Atil Art of the Mamluks, 1981, p 131, no. 50. |
Collection | |
Accession number | C.119J-1947 |
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Record created | March 18, 1999 |
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