Perfume Bottle
Perfume Bottle
Place of OriginEgypt or Syria
Date12th-13th century
DimensionsH: 3 7/16 in. (8.7 cm); Rim Diam: 13/16 in. (2 cm); Body Diam: 1 15/16 in. (4.9 cm)
MediumBlown and tooled glass, with applied marvered threads
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.2192
Not on View
DescriptionDark yellow ground (appears black on exterior); opaque white and dark red decoration; cylindrical neck; flattened spherical body; decorated with applied threads which are combed and marvered.
12th-13th century
13th century
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13th century
13th century
late 13th century
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13th century
13th century
5th-4th century BCE, possibly later
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