Author
Unknown
Publication Date
1347
Publication Place
Egypt (made) -
Subject
Glass Islam Africa
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
223-1879
Record ID
223-1879
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1347
Notes
This bottle was purchased by the V&A as one of the largest and finest of its kind. The decoration is relatively sparse. It includes cartouches of calligraphy in praise of Sayf al-Din Jurji, who served the Mamluk Sultan Hasan of Egypt in the mid 14th century. A conspicuous motif with two dots and two stripes appears several times in the upper register of the body. This is a stylised penbox and indicates Sayf al-Din Jurji's high rank in the Sultan's household.
Sample Text
TranslationHis honorable and High Excellency, our lord, the royal, the well-served, Sayf al-Din Jurji, majordomo of the Noble Porte, (officer) of al-Malik al-Nasir, may God make his victories glorious and double his power.NoteArabic; in cartouches on body, Mamluk blazon of the penbox, referring to the rank of dawadar (secretary) in the Mamluk court
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Glass, blown, fired, gilded and enamelled, and fired again Glass Enamel Gilt Enamelling Gilding Firing Blowing
Fiziksel açıklama
Bottle with long neck, flaring slightly at mouth. Body of globular form leading to narrow foot. Design sketched and painted in gold. Body features series of alternating roundels and cartouches, the former encircled by two strips of braid which run parallel to each other between each roundel. The cartouches are rectangular in form, enclosing an inscription in Arabic. Above this are a further set of medallions featuring heraldic emblems alternating with decorative medallions against a background of arabesque. Above this is a band of running animals against an arabesque background around the base of the neck of the bottle. The neck features two bands of braided motif against sketchy arabesque.
Üslup
Mamluk
