Bottle
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Description:
Rock crystal bottle; carved in the form of a recumbent stylised lion with its rump truncated to form a flat base for the bottle to stand upright; polished.
Object type: | bottle |
Museum number: | FBIs.12 |
Culture/period: | Fatimid dynasty |
Date: | 900-950 (circa) |
Production place: | Made in: Egypt |
Materials: | rock crystal |
Technique: | carved, polished |
Dimensions: | Height: 4.00 cm Width: 6.00 cm Depth: 2.50 cm |
Location: | 6 |
Exhibition history: | Exhibited: 2012 19 Mar-2 Jun, Qatar, Doha, Museum of Islamic Art, 'Gifts of the Sultans' 2011-2012 23 Oct-15 Jan, USA, Houston, Museum of Fine Arts, 'Gifts of the Sultans' 2011 05 Jun-30 Sept, USA, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 'Gifts of the Sultans' |
Subjects: | animal |
Acquisition names: | Bequeathed by: Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks |
Curator's comments:
The posture of the lion was possibly determined by the grain of the quartz.
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