Bottle with Sprinkler Top
Bottles of this form often contained bath oils. The knobs protruding from its sides (prunts) provided a grip should the bottle become slippery. The style of the birds around the top and the presence of inlaid decoration suggest a twelfth-century date. The inscription is formed of abbreviated words in Arabic, wishing the owner well.
Artwork Details
- Title: Bottle with Sprinkler Top
- Date: second half 12th century
- Geography: Attributed to Iran, Khurasan
- Medium: Quaternary alloy; cast, engraved, inlaid with silver and copper
- Dimensions: H. 6 1/16 in. (15.4cm)
Max. Diam. 3 in. (7.6cm) - Classification: Metal
- Credit Line: Purchase, Friends of Islamic Art Gifts, and Louis E. and Theresa S. Seley Purchase Fund for Islamic Art, 1998
- Object Number: 1998.234
- Curatorial Department: Islamic Art
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