Légende

Pilgrim's bottle, gift; Islamic art, Arabic/Islamic culture; Ayyubid dynasty 12th–13th century. The belly is widened at the arms, which merge into a cylindrical, slightly convex neck with a narrow opening. One wall has a star motif with a rosette in the middle and a palmette; the other wall and the side arms have a honeycomb motif. Violet manganese glass. Syria/Egypt/Middle East probable origin. Vessel. Height 11.8 cm; width 9.1 cm; depth 4.2 cm., A smooth, elongated object with a rounded top and tapered bottom resembling a bottle or pestle, shown against a plain light gray background; the object's surface is dark, appearing black with areas of deep purple and muted brownish patches, and it has a worn, slightly glossy texture with visible scratches and scuffs.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A19_241

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

51.7Mo (1.0Mo) / 25.7cm x 50.4cm / 3036 x 5951 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Pilgrim's bottle gift Islamic art Arabic Islamic culture Ayyubid dynasty 12th–13th century belly widened arms merge cylindrical slightly convex neck narrow opening wall star motif rosette middle palmette side arms honeycomb motif Violet manganese glass Syria Egypt Middle East probable origin Vessel Height 11.8 cm width 9.1 cm depth 4.2 cm smooth elongated object rounded top tapered bottom resembling bottle pestle shown plain light gray background object's surface dark appearing black areas deep purple muted brownish patches worn slightly glossy texture visible scratches scuffs.