Slim Flacon With Flutings and Splashes

Flacon for perfume

Daintily flacon for perfume. Grommet with flutings curving to an oval body. Holder with dickerings. Bottom separately attached. Light brown with irregular splashes. Wooden box.

Object ID
Persia_029

Age
?

Material
glass

Color
light brown / dark brown splashes

Height
15.5 cm

Height (neck)
2.7 cm

Diameter
5 cm

Diameter (neck)
2 cm

Diameter (bottom)
4 cm

Condition
Good

Price
on request

Description

The daintily glass flacon was intended as a perfume container. There is a grommet with flutings curving to an oval body, then a holder with dickerings. The bottom is separately attached. The color is light brown with irregular dark brown splashes, the bottom bottle-green.
Flutings were already in Roman times decorative elements and discovered for the Islamic handicraft. [1] The object is packed in a wooden box that bears Chinese characters on the front. It can be closed with black straps. (HV)

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[1] Willetts, William (1968): Das Buch der chinesischen Kunst. Von der Jungsteinzeit bis heute. Econ Verlag Düsseldorf und Wien. 335