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Bottle
Safavid period
mid-to-late 17th century, with later additions
Object Place: Iran
Medium/Technique
Fritware with painted decoration on white slip under transparent glaze; silver top
Dimensions
Overall: 37.2 x 20 x 12cm (14 5/8 x 7 7/8 x 4 3/4in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. George Washington Wales
Accession Number95.411
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CollectionsAsia, Islamic Art
ClassificationsCeramics
DescriptionMold-made wine bottle with blue gound and figures in white, outlined in black. One side shows a woman sitting at table and man with a deer over his shoulder. The other side shows a hunter. Neck and mouth of bottle are replacements in silver.
ProvenanceSamuel C. Coleman, New York. By 1880, Mr. and Mrs. George Washington Wales, Boston; 1895, gift of Mr. and Mrs. George Washington Wales to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 2, 1895)