Publication Date
748-752 AH / 1347-1351 AD or 755-762 AH / 1354-1361 AD
Publication Place
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Museum of Islamic Art
Subject
Copper plated with gold and silver.
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
الارتفاع: 22.5 سم ؛ القطر: 7.6 سم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
15111
Record ID
object;ISL;eg;Mus01;1;ar
Library Location
Museum of Islamic Art
Date
748-752 AH / 1347-1351 AD or 755-762 AH / 1354-1361 AD
Notes
This perfume bottle has a slightly raised base, a pear-shaped body, and a long neck. The neck is decorated with designs consisting of intertwined plant leaves. The lower part of the neck contains an inscription in a third hand script that reads: “May glory, honor, and life be long for you in the morning and evening.” As for the ring that connects the body and the neck, it is decorated with decorations consisting of leafy plant branches intersected by small bowls in the form of flowers. The bottle's body is decorated with five bands. The first band is located at the bottom of the neck, and contains decorations consisting of lotus flowers intersected by round bowls with rosettes inside them. The second strip is decorated with shapes consisting of rhombuses with lozenge edges containing images of flying ducks, and intersected by round bowls containing the emblem (blank) of Sultan Hassan bin al-Nasir Muhammad bin Qalawun. As for the third strip, which is the widest of these strips, it includes an inscription in one-third script that reads, “Glory be to our Lord, the Sultan, King Nasser, Nasser of the world and religion, King Nasser Hassan,” written on a background of floral decoration. The inscription is interrupted by three circles with lobed edges, inside which is a circular inscription radiating from the center, in the middle of which is a small flower. This is followed by a decorative band similar in decoration to the second upper band. The body ends at the bottom with a narrow band consisting of leafy decorations. The base of the bottle is decorated with small rosettes located on a background of plant leaves. The style of decoration of this bottle and the method of its manufacture are similar to many Mamluk antiques that were made in Egypt during this period.
Sample Text
Salah Sayour “Perfume Bottle” in Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;eg;Mus01;1;ar
