File:Khalili Collection Islamic Art gls 0384.2.jpg
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Watermelon-shaped Bottle
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| Title |
Watermelon-shaped Bottle |
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glassware  |
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| Description |
Glass vessels in the shape of fruits were made in Syria-Mesopotamia and Egypt as early as the mid 2nd millennium BC. With the introduction of glass-blowing in the Roman period, they became much c ... See full description on web site. |
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| Date | 5th-early 7th century AD | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | dark emerald-green glass, blown, tooled, wheel cut and polished | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Collection |
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| Accession number |
GLS 0384 (Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art) |
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| Place of creation | Iran or Iraq | ||||||||||||||||||||
| References |
https://www.khalilicollections.org/collections/islamic-art/khalili-collection-islamic-art-watermelon-shaped-bottle-gls384/ (English) |
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Photograph
| Description | Watermelon-shaped Bottle |
| Source | Khalili Collections |
| Author | Khalili Collections |
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