Statens museer för världskultur - Medelhavsmuseet
Mamluk (1250-1517)
Syriska berättelser
1.3.0 2026-08-02 pilgrim bottle, flaska Rådata 3300213 objekt Statens museer för världskultur - Medelhavsmuseet SMVK-MM Föremål http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-MM/objekt/3300213 NM 0132/1935 Globular “flattened” body, concave neck, everted rim, rounded base, two handles attached between the shoulder and the rim. Greyish white paste, unglazed, sides moulded with geometrical patterns and with a depression/cavity in center. NM 0132/1935, Gift from the Crown Prince of Sweden to the NM through KF. Purchased in Aleppo as an item found during excavations bought together with 0130, 0131/1935. Price 120 SEK., This shape seems to be found also amongst metallic items, for instance there’s a bottle made of brass and inlaid with silver in the Freer Gallery of Arts in Washington, which dates from the first half af the 13th century. This is published by M.S. Dimand, “A silver inlaid bronze canteen with Christian objects in the Eumorfopoulus collection”, Ars Islamica, vol. I (1934), pp. 17-21., Well preserved, mendings on rim, H. c. 21 cm., W. c. 16 cm, Ø of rim 6,5 cm. , Fehérvari G., Islamic Pottery, A comprehensive study based on the Barlow Collection, London 1973, p. 114-16. Lane, A., Early Islamic Pottery, London 1947, pp. 27-28, n° 37a. Day, F.E., “Some Islamic pilgrim bottles”, Beyrutus, vol. II (1935), pp: 5-.10, Pls. II-VI, Berättelser från Syrien, Berättelser från Syrien - Damaskus, Pilgrimsflaska. 12-1300-tal. Brukad Mamluk (1250-1517) Ursprung Asien, Syrien Ägd Nationalmuseum, Stockholm image/jpeg https://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-mhm/web/image/tn/3806310/representation https://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-mhm/web/image/zoom/3806311/representation http://kulturarvsdata.se/resurser/License#cc0 Uppgift om fotograf saknas Utgången upphovsrätt image/jpeg https://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-mhm/web/image/tn/3806316/representation https://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-mhm/web/image/zoom/3806317/representation http://kulturarvsdata.se/resurser/License#cc0 Uppgift om fotograf saknas Utgången upphovsrätt image/jpeg https://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-mhm/web/image/tn/3806319/representation https://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-mhm/web/image/zoom/3806320/representation http://kulturarvsdata.se/resurser/License#cc0 Uppgift om fotograf saknas Utgången upphovsrätt http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-MM/Photograph/3911368 http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-MM/Photograph/3911369 http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-MM/Photograph/3911370 http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-MM/exhibition/4278385 http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-MM/exhibitionpart/4278386 http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-MM/objekt/html/3300213 http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-MM/objekt/xml/3300213 http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-MM/objekt/rdf/3300213
Description
Globular “flattened” body, concave neck, everted rim, rounded base, two handles attached between the shoulder and the rim. Greyish white paste, unglazed, sides moulded with geometrical patterns and with a depression/cavity in center.
Inventory number
Acquisition
Gift from the Crown Prince of Sweden to the NM through KF. Purchased in Aleppo as an item found during excavations bought together with 0130, 0131/1935. Price 120 SEK.
Comments
This shape seems to be found also amongst metallic items, for instance there’s a bottle made of brass and inlaid with silver in the Freer Gallery of Arts in Washington, which dates from the first half af the 13th century. This is published by M.S. Dimand, “A silver inlaid bronze canteen with Christian objects in the Eumorfopoulus collection”, Ars Islamica, vol. I (1934), pp. 17-21.
Condition
Well preserved, mendings on rim
Dimensions
H. c. 21 cm., W. c. 16 cm, Ø of rim 6,5 cm.
Cf Publications
Fehérvari G., Islamic Pottery, A comprehensive study based on the Barlow Collection, London 1973, p. 114-16. Lane, A., Early Islamic Pottery, London 1947, pp. 27-28, n° 37a. Day, F.E., “Some Islamic pilgrim bottles”, Beyrutus, vol. II (1935), pp: 5-.10, Pls. II-VI
Exhibition / Previously
Berättelser från Syrien
Exhibition, Part of / Previously
Berättelser från Syrien - Damaskus
Description, Swedish
Pilgrimsflaska. 12-1300-tal.
Material, engelska
Unglazed pottery
Material
Keramik
Lera
Object
pilgrim bottle
Object, Swedish
flaska
Brukad
Ursprung
Asien
Syrien
Ägd
Nationalmuseum, Stockholm
Uppgift om fotograf saknas
Utgången upphovsrätt