Bottle
1600-1750 (made), 1850 to 1899 (made)
| Place of origin |
The bottle and stopper have been fashioned in lapis lazuli from Badakshan which is a historic region that comprises parts of what is now northern Afghanistan and southern Tajikistan. It was the exclusive trading centre for lapis lazuli in antiquity. It was thought by its British owner to have been made in Delhi in the 17th or early 18th century and was fitted with ornately engraved gold mounts in the late 19th century. It was bequeathed by Miss A. Galloway in 1928.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts. (Some alternative part names are also shown below)
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| Materials and techniques | Lapis lazuli and gold. The bottle would have been cut and polished using abrasives, most probably by turning on a bow-driven lathe. |
| Brief description | A lapis lazuli perfume or unguent bottle with later gold mounts and a lapis lazuli stopper in the shape of a duck, Delhi, 17th or early 18th century. |
| Physical description | A small, turned, lapis lazuli bottle with a long, narrow neck fitted with a later, ornately engraved gold mount. The lapis lazuli stopper has been carved in the shape of a duck with a small, inset gold bill/beak. |
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| Credit line | Miss A. Galloway Bequest |
| Object history | The original bottle and stopper have had later gold mounts attached. It was bequeathed to the museum by Miss A. Galloway in 1928. |
| Summary | The bottle and stopper have been fashioned in lapis lazuli from Badakshan which is a historic region that comprises parts of what is now northern Afghanistan and southern Tajikistan. It was the exclusive trading centre for lapis lazuli in antiquity. It was thought by its British owner to have been made in Delhi in the 17th or early 18th century and was fitted with ornately engraved gold mounts in the late 19th century. It was bequeathed by Miss A. Galloway in 1928. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IM.7&A-1928 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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