Légende

Pilgrim's bottle, Islamic art, Arabic culture, Islam, 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. One wall has a star motif with a rosette in the middle and a palmette; the other and the side arms feature 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 smooth elongated oval object with a rounded top and bottom, dark black in color with areas of worn lighter gray and brownish abrasion, featuring a small round depressed area with rough texture near the upper middle, a narrow vertical pale strip of worn material below that depression, and a few spots of red paint on the surface; the background is a uniform pale gray.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A19_243

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

51.7Mo (1001.4Ko) / 25.7cm x 50.4cm / 3036 x 5951 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Pilgrim's bottle Islamic art Arabic culture Islam Ayyubid dynasty 1171–1341 Geometric ornament belly widened arms merge cylindrical slightly convex neck narrow opening wall star motif rosette middle palmette side arms feature 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 smooth elongated oval object rounded top bottom dark black color areas worn lighter gray brownish abrasion featuring small round depressed area rough texture near upper middle narrow vertical pale strip worn material depression spots red paint surface background uniform pale gray.