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Unpainted bottle with black patterns
(قنينة غير مطلية عليها أشكال أسود)

Title	Unpainted bottle with black patterns
Title Original	قنينة غير مطلية عليها أشكال أسود
Publication Date:	Sixth-seventh century AH / twelfth-thirteenth century AD
Publication Place	- Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Library:	Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID	SM 2006 – 1191
Record ID	object;EPM;ua;Mus21;16;ar
Library Location	Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization
Date	Sixth-seventh century AH / twelfth-thirteenth century AD
Notes	This type of bottle, common at the time, consisted of several parts. The lions' poised bodies, finely detailed legs and prominent tails are reminiscent of carved Fatimid rock crystal. Some matte ware from Syria and eastern Iraq feature monsters with the same bodies. In the end, the tree of life in the middle of the design reflects contemporary Sicilian Islamic materials.
Sample Text	“Unpainted bottle with lion figures” in Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;ua;Mus21;16;ar

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Unpainted bottle with black patterns

(قنينة غير مطلية عليها أشكال أسود)

Publication Date Sixth-seventh century AH / twelfth-thirteenth century AD

Publication Place - Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Library Museum With No Frontiers

Library Asset ID SM 2006 – 1191

Record ID object;EPM;ua;Mus21;16;ar

Library Location Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization

Date Sixth-seventh century AH / twelfth-thirteenth century AD

Notes This type of bottle, common at the time, consisted of several parts. The lions' poised bodies, finely detailed legs and prominent tails are reminiscent of carved Fatimid rock crystal. Some matte ware from Syria and eastern Iraq feature monsters with the same bodies. In the end, the tree of life in the middle of the design reflects contemporary Sicilian Islamic materials.

Sample Text “Unpainted bottle with lion figures” in Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;ua;Mus21;16;ar