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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
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27899
label
Bottle
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object
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27899
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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
Dikran Kelekian, Paris and New York; Henry Walters, Baltimore, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
13th century (Medieval)
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CC0
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en
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Glasswares
bottles
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cm
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10.9
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8.3
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2.9
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H: 4 1/4 x W: 3 1/4 x D: 1 1/8 in. (10.9 x 8.3 x 2.9 cm)
Source extras
med
glass with gilding and enamel
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3930
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ISL
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454
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