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Name of Object:

Persian flask

Location:

Vienna, Austria

Holding Museum:

Kunsthistorisches Museum

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Date of Object:

Hegira 10th century / AD 16th century

Museum Inventory Number:

HJRK_C_26

Material(s) / Technique(s):

Leather with chalk ground and gold leaf paint; wood painted to imitate leather; handle: silk and silver thread

Dimensions:

Height: 25.5cm, Width: 23.5cm, Depth: 12cm, Diameter at the neck: 2.3cm

Period / Dynasty:

Safavid

Provenance:

Iran?

Description:

This elaborate flask dates from the late 16th century. Its wooden body is covered with a linen and chalk ground that was gilded and painted where we see lovers and musicians in a garden filled with flowers.

How date and origin were established:

Collection Ambras Castle

How Object was obtained:

Collection Ambras Castle, obtained in AD 1869

How provenance was established:

Collection Ambras Castle

Selected bibliography:

Gamber, Ortwin and Beaufort-Spontin, Christian, Katalog der Leibrüstkammer II. Teil. Der Zeitraum von 1530-1560, Busto Arsizio: Bramante, 1990.
Thomas, Bruno, "Aus der Waffensammlung in der Neuen Burg zu Wien: Orientalische Kostbarkeiten", Bustan, 4 : 5 (1963/64).

Citation of this web page:

Matthias Pfaffenbichler, Tobias Roeder "Persian flask" in Explore Islamic Art Collections. Museum With No Frontiers, 2024. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;at;Mus22;15;en

Prepared by: Matthias Pfaffenbichler, Tobias Roeder
Copyedited by: Liz Cooper

MWNF Working Number: AT2 15