Flask

Object Details

• Description

  Arabesque decorations forming a stylized tree on the front and back are executed in low, sharped-edged relief. Austrian enameled gold mounting of about 1600.

• Origin

  Egypt

• Credit Line

  Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

• Type

  Vessel

• On View

  Freer Gallery 03: Engaging the Senses

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• Date

  900s

• Place

  Egypt

• Topic

  Art, Arts of the Islamic World, Fatimid period (909 - 1171)

• Culture

  Muslims

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)

• On View

  Yes