Perfume Bottle

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Perfume Bottle

Place of OriginEgypt or Syria

Date13th century

DimensionsH: 5 13/16 in. (14.7 cm); Rim Diam: 1 1/16 in. (2.7 cm); Body Diam: 3 1/16 in. (7.8 cm)

MediumBlown and tooled glass, with applied marvered threads

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1923.2364

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DescriptionPurple body; applied opaque white decoration; upper part of neck conical; tooled flange below; lower part of neck widens slightly toward body; flattened spherical body; circular foot; decorated with applied and marvered opaque threads in looped pattern.