Perfume Sprinkler (omom)

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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

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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.