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Animal shaped bottle
(قارورة بشكل حيوان)

Title	Animal shaped bottle
Title Original	قارورة بشكل حيوان
Publication Date:	Mid-first century - late second century AH / late seventh century - eighth century AD
Publication Place	- Metropolitan Museum of Art
Subject	Glass, amber coloured, blown, decoration added
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	الارتفاع : 11.1 سم الطول : 8.3 سم القطر : 4.7 سم
Library:	Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID	69.153
Record ID	object;EPM;us;Mus23;37;ar
Library Location	Metropolitan Museum of Art
Date	Mid-first century - late second century AH / late seventh century - eighth century AD
Notes	During Roman and early Islamic times, animal-shaped vessels were made using intricately decorated double or quadruple glass tubes and covered with glass micelle threads that mimic protective cages. The tubes were carried on the backs of domesticated animals. The uppermost part of the cage in this example holds four animal heads in relief. Bowls from such a vessel were probably used as containers for kohl or perfume.
Sample Text	"Animal Bottle" within Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;us;Mus23;37;ar

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Animal shaped bottle

(قارورة بشكل حيوان)

Publication Date Mid-first century - late second century AH / late seventh century - eighth century AD

Publication Place - Metropolitan Museum of Art

Subject Glass, amber coloured, blown, decoration added

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions الارتفاع : 11.1 سم الطول : 8.3 سم القطر : 4.7 سم

Library Museum With No Frontiers

Library Asset ID 69.153

Record ID object;EPM;us;Mus23;37;ar

Library Location Metropolitan Museum of Art

Date Mid-first century - late second century AH / late seventh century - eighth century AD

Notes During Roman and early Islamic times, animal-shaped vessels were made using intricately decorated double or quadruple glass tubes and covered with glass micelle threads that mimic protective cages. The tubes were carried on the backs of domesticated animals. The uppermost part of the cage in this example holds four animal heads in relief. Bowls from such a vessel were probably used as containers for kohl or perfume.

Sample Text "Animal Bottle" within Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;us;Mus23;37;ar