Légende

Pilgrim's bottle, 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 place of origin uncertain. Vessel; height 11.8 cm, width 9.1 cm, depth 4.2 cm., A smooth, elongated dark object with an oval, pebble-like shape is centered against a pale grey background; its surface is primarily deep black with areas of dark brown and scattered patches of dull gold and lighter brown discoloration, and there is a raised circular knob near the center with a rounded hole in its middle showing a darker interior.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A19_242

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

51.6Mo (1.3Mo) / 25.7cm x 50.3cm / 3032 x 5944 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Pilgrim's bottle 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 place origin uncertain Vessel height 11.8 cm width 9.1 cm depth 4.2 cm smooth elongated dark object oval pebble- shape centered pale grey background surface primarily deep black areas dark brown scattered patches dull gold lighter brown discoloration raised circular knob near center rounded hole middle showing darker interior.