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Source Description
In Arab countries and Muslim realms in the Mediterranean region, artistic innovation flourished in the 9th-14th centuries. Glassmakers fashioned bottles, including those used to store and sprinkle perfume, such as this one, from glass that they manipulated into feather patterns or painted with enamels and gold.
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Document identity
localId
22099
label
Bottle
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
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6
Source metadata
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22099
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Bottle
description
In Arab countries and Muslim realms in the Mediterranean region, artistic innovation flourished in the 9th-14th centuries. Glassmakers fashioned bottles, including those used to store and sprinkle perfume, such as this one, from glass that they manipulated into feather patterns or painted with enamels and gold.
provenance
Weschler's Fine Art Auctioneers, Washington, D.C.; Laura T. Schneider, by purchase at Weschler's, June 10-12 auction {date unknown] through 1999; Walters Art Museum, 1999, by gift.
date
12th-13th century (Medieval)
citationUrl
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CC0
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en
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bottles
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6
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6
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
15.2
height
8.9
dimensionsRaw
6 x 3 1/2 in. (15.24 x 8.89 cm) approx.
Source extras
dynasty
Ayyubid Dynasty
med
glass
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3930
collection_ids
ISL
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none
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