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Perfume bottle (qumqum)

Islamic
Abbasid Period
12th–13th century A.D.

Medium/Technique Glass, free-blown
Dimensions Height: 14.0 cm (5 1/2 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Godfrey Peckitt
Accession Number61.1433
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Islamic Art
ClassificationsGlass

ProvenanceFrom a collection formed in Egypt in the early 20th century, probably by Reginald Godfrey Peckitt, Esq, formerly of the Egyptian State Railways; by 1961: Mrs. Godfrey Peckitt Collection, 1826 24th Street, N.W., Washington 8, D.C.; gift of Mrs. Godfrey Peckitt to MFA, December 13, 1961