Publication Date
936/ 1530
Publication Place
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British Museum
Subject
Blue and turquoise porcelain in white quartz paste under glaze.
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
الارتفاع 43 سم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
1878.12-30.519
Record ID
object;ISL;uk;Mus01;37;ar
Library Location
British Museum
Date
936/ 1530
Notes
A pear-shaped bottle of white quartz paste with a long, elegant neck and an outward-facing spout. The body is covered in a spiral pattern of intertwined, swirling flowering branches in dark blue and turquoise, the same decoration extending horizontally around the neck, and diamond-shaped medallions interspersed within the design. The decorations on the neck have been separated from the decorations on the body to leave space for a gold stand. The distinctive spiral pattern can be found among the illumination on Ottoman manuscripts, and was used in particular as a background for the tughra, the sultan's private emblem. This flask resembles a type of Venetian glass, and its primary function is unknown.
Sample Text
Emily Shovelton “Floral” inDiscover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;uk;Mus01;37;ar
