Bottle
17th century (made)
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The shape of this bottle imitates forms found in contemporary glass, while the raised moulded panels find inspiration in contemporary court manuscripts and daily life. The mythical beast, or Qylin, is from Chinese mythology, and often found in Chinese blue and white porcelain. While the lion and lion-tamer were often part of court menageries.
The bottle was press-moulded in a two-piece mould, the seams where the two-parts, join are just visible along the sides.
The bottle was press-moulded in a two-piece mould, the seams where the two-parts, join are just visible along the sides.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Fritware, relief-moulded, glazed |
| Brief description | Cer, Iran, Safavid, Monochrome, Green - Bottle with relief decoration under a green glaze; Iran, 17th century |
| 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, above a ridged knop, each side moulded in relief, one side depicting a lion-tamer 'walking' his lion on a chain; the other side shows a winged lion and a qilin-like creature, the whole covered in a transparent green glaze. |
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| Summary | The shape of this bottle imitates forms found in contemporary glass, while the raised moulded panels find inspiration in contemporary court manuscripts and daily life. The mythical beast, or Qylin, is from Chinese mythology, and often found in Chinese blue and white porcelain. While the lion and lion-tamer were often part of court menageries. The bottle was press-moulded in a two-piece mould, the seams where the two-parts, join are just visible along the sides. |
| Associated object | |
| Bibliographic reference | Lane, Arthur. Later Islamic Pottery. London: Faber and Faber, 1957. 133p., ill. Pages 71, 109, plate 96 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 1339-1876 |
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| Record created | November 19, 2003 |
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