Bottle
1600-1650, 1650-1800 (mounted)
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Bottle or flask, coarse fritware, after a glass prototype, of flattened bottle-shape, the long tapering neck terminating in an bulb or garlic-shaped mouth (neck reduced), above a ridged knop, each side moulded in relief, one side depicting two fighting camels, the other side shows a winged lion and a qilin-like creature, the whole covered in a green glaze.The neck is mounted with a silvered copper collar with brass rim, and fitted with a domed cover with securing brass chain.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Fritware, relief moulded, glazed; metal |
| Brief description | Bottle, fritware, of flattened bottle shape moulded in relief with a camel-fight, Iran, 1600-1650; a replacement silvered copper neck and lid, with brass chain and rim added, 1650-1800. |
| Physical description | Bottle or flask, coarse fritware, after a glass prototype, of flattened bottle-shape, the long tapering neck terminating in an bulb or garlic-shaped mouth (neck reduced), above a ridged knop, each side moulded in relief, one side depicting two fighting camels, the other side shows a winged lion and a qilin-like creature, the whole covered in a green glaze.The neck is mounted with a silvered copper collar with brass rim, and fitted with a domed cover with securing brass chain. |
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| Accession number | 1347-1876 |
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| Record created | February 17, 2009 |
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