Caption

Pilgrim's bottle, gift, Islamic art; Arabic/Islamic culture; Ayyubid dynasty 1171–1341; geometric ornament. The belly is widened at the arms, which merge into a cylindrical, slightly convex neck with a narrow opening. On one wall there is a star motif with a rosette in the middle and a palmette; on the other and on the side arms there is a honeycomb motif. Violet manganese glass. 12th–13th century. Syria?, Egypt?, Middle East? Vessel. Height 11.8 cm; width 9.1 cm; depth 4.2 cm., A single elongated rounded object with a narrow top and wider tapered body, photographed against a plain light gray background; the object has a smooth, worn surface showing scuffs and small scratches and appears predominantly very dark brown to black with subtle areas of deep purple and hints of tan or beige marks where the surface is worn.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A19_240

License type

Rights managed

Available size

51.7Mb (844.1Kb) / 10.1in x 19.8in / 3036 x 5951 (300dpi)

Keywords

Pilgrim's bottle gift Islamic art Arabic Islamic culture Ayyubid dynasty 1171–1341 geometric ornament belly widened arms merge cylindrical slightly convex neck narrow opening wall star motif rosette middle palmette side arms honeycomb motif Violet manganese glass 12th–13th century Syria Egypt Middle East Vessel Height 11.8 cm width 9.1 cm depth 4.2 cm single elongated rounded object narrow top wider tapered body photographed plain light gray background object smooth worn surface showing scuffs small scratches predominantly dark brown black subtle areas deep purple hints tan beige marks surface worn.