Bottle, kidney-shaped (modern forgery)

Object Details

• Description

  Transparent blown glass, decorated with enamels and gold.

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  Ancient Glass (May 26, 1982 to June 25, 1982)

  Art of the Mamluks (May 14, 1981 to May 25, 1982)

  Art of the Arab World (August 15, 1980 to May 13, 1981)

  Art of the Arab World (May 8, 1975 to August 20, 1977)

  Glass Exhibition, in honor of VI International Congress on Glass (July 4, 1962 to December 3, 1962)

  Centennial Exhibition, Galleries 6 and 7 (February 25, 1956 to April 10, 1962)

  Untitled Exhibition, Islamic Manuscripts, Pottery, Metalwork, and Glass (April 12, 1955 to November 21, 1955)

  Untitled Exhibition, Islamic Arts, 1947 (October 6, 1947 to February 25, 1956)

  Untitled Exhibition, Islamic Ceramics and Glass (January 9, 1945 to May 1, 1945)

  Untitled Exhibition, Islamic Paintings (May 1, 1945 to September 25, 1947)

  Untitled Exhibition, Persian and Near Eastern Art (May 5, 1933 to September 24, 1947)

  Untitled Exhibition, Persian Paintings and Ceramics (May 5, 1933 to January 9, 1945)

  Untitled Exhibition, Persian Art (March 14, 1931 to May 5, 1933)

  Untitled Exhibition, Shahnama and Chinese Art (March 24, 1930 to May 5, 1933)

• Origin

  Syria

• Credit Line

  Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

• Type

  Vessel

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1920s, 1900s

• Topic

  Gilding, Art, Arts of the Islamic World, Enamel and enameling, Forgery, Blow molding, Roman Period (30 BCE - 395 CE), Glassblowing

• Culture

  Muslims, Syrians

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)