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Bottle

c. 1900

Europe

Medium
glass with enameled and gilded decoration
Credit Line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1944.488
Public Domain
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Location
116 Islamic
Print

Description

The bold inscription on the body of the bottle translates: “Glory to our lord, the sultan, the king, the victorious, the protector of the world and the religion, Muhammad.” The sultan referred to here is the Mamluk ruler Muhammad ibn Qala’un (1285–1341), who is also referenced on the nearby mosque lamp.

This bottle, as with the mosque lamp CMA 1981.10, is representative of reproductions of Mamluk glass that were prominent in the late 1800s in Europe during a period of resurgence of interest in Islamic art. At this time, collectors and artists revived the techniques of enameling and gilding that are hallmarks of Mamluk glass.
A glass bottle features a squat, wide body and a long neck with a central bulge, resting on a flared foot. The upper body has a band of bold blue script (see "Inscriptions"). Below, a band of line-drawn birds circles the vessel. The neck features bands of birds and floral patterns in red and green enamel. Fine gold patterns decorate the mouth and the bottom of the foot.

Bottle

c. 1900

Europe

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