Bottle

This earthenware bottle with a green glaze, comes from Persia and dates to the early 17th century.

The bottle has a green glaze, flattened sides and a narrow neck. On the side is a low moulded relief depicting a kneeling turbaned man on the left, watching a dancer in a garden setting. Images such as this one were borrowed from contemporary miniature paintings.

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Online ID:	000-180-000-575-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0504: National Museums Scotland Part 2 Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland A.1890.214
Date:	16th or 17th century Early 17th century
Material:	Earthenware
Dimensions:	8.75" H x 6.38" D
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Subject:	Ceramics
Who:
Where:	Middle East, Persia
Event:	Paris Exhibition of 1889
Description:	Earthenware bottle with relief decoration, under a transparent green glaze, depicting a tambourine player in a garden on one side and a kneeling turbaned man on the other: Persia, 16th or 17th century
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