Name of Object:Flask Location:Stockholm, Sweden Holding Museum:Museum of Mediterranean and Near Eastern Antiquities (Medelhavsmuseet) About Museum of Mediterranean and Near Eastern Antiquities (Medelhavsmuseet), Stockholm Date of Object:Hegira 3rd–4th centuries / AD 9th–10th centuries Museum Inventory Number:NM 0834/1939 Material(s) / Technique(s):Glass; moulded, cut. Dimensions:Height 6 cm Period / Dynasty:Tulunid, Fatimid Provenance:Probably Egypt. Description:The rectangular flask of translucent colourless glass consists of three sections – neck, body and base. The slightly flared, six-sided neck is faceted and has a rimless opening. The decoration of the body is composed of plain geometric shapes. The shoulder is angular with a V-shaped element at each corner. Triangles of different sizes, incised with large linear cuts, divide the four sides forming a complex aesthetic design. A deep horizontal groove separates the body from the flat base with its four short pyramidal feet. View Short DescriptionSmall rectangular flask of translucent colourless glass with a six-sided neck, a body and a base with four short pyramidal feet. Plain geometric shapes form the decoration of the body. Articles of every day use, these flasks were probably used to contain perfumes or other essences. How date and origin were established:In the relevant literature, the generally accepted dating of this type of flask is the 3rd–4th / 9th–10th centuries. How Object was obtained:Purchased in 1932 by the National Museum of Fine Arts, Stockholm, as a part of the so-called Hannibal collection from the Russian art dealer Hannibal, in Tehran, on behalf of the Swedish art historian Carl Johan Lamm (1902–82). The collection consists in total of around 750 items of Egyptian and Persian glass. How provenance was established:Acquired by the Russian art dealer Hannibal in Egypt. Selected bibliography:Carboni, S., Glass from Islamic Lands: The Al-Sabah Collection, London, 2001. Citation of this web page:Friederike Voigt "Flask" in Discover Islamic Art, Museum With No Frontiers, 2024. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;se;Mus01;2;en Prepared by: Friederike Voigt
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