Caption

Bottle for spraying water soaked in perfumes, creator unknown, Islamic art, Islamic culture; vessel decorated with plant ornament and floral motifs: multi-leafed undecorated cartouches alternating with small flowers. 19th/20th century, possibly Turkey or North Africa; weight 113 g, height 17.5 cm, diameter 8.0 cm., A single metallic vessel with a tall narrow neck and a bulbous body stands against a plain light gray background; the surface of the vessel is silvery with darker engraved decorative patterns including floral motifs and scalloped borders, a flared foot supports the rounded form, and the metal shows subtle variations in tone with a few small darker spots and fine textural details from engraving.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A21_163

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Rights managed

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62.5Mb (1.3Mb) / 12.1in x 20.0in / 3643 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bottle spraying water soaked perfumes creator unknown Islamic art Islamic culture vessel decorated plant ornament floral motifs multi-leafed undecorated cartouches alternating small flowers 19th 20th century Turkey North Africa weight 113 g height 17.5 cm diameter 8.0 cm single metallic vessel tall narrow neck bulbous body stands plain light gray background surface vessel silvery darker engraved decorative patterns scalloped borders flared foot supports rounded form metal subtle variations tone small darker spots fine textural details engraving.