Perfume Sprinkler (omom)
Perfume Sprinkler (omom)
Place of OriginSyria, reportedly found in Damascus
Date13th century
Dimensions8 7/16 × 5/16 × 4 1/8 × 3/16 in. (21.4 × 0.8 × 10.5 × 0.5 cm)
Mediumglass
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number
1916.70
Not on View
DescriptionPerfume sprinkler of light greenish-blue glass. It has a small mouth, a neck widening toward the shoulder, and a tooled flange just above the shoulder. The body is a flattened spherical shape and features a faintly visible mold-blown honeycomb pattern.
Label TextThis delicate vessel, known as an omom or perfume sprinkler, was designed to release a small amount of scented water. Its light greenish-blue glass features a faint honeycomb pattern that was blown into a mold.12th-13th century
Mid-14th century
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