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Horizontal Flask
The two handles and round spout on this round flask are tilted in an unusual angle. A circular bottom was added to one side, allowing it to be placed on a table without spilling its contents. The surface is covered in a deep blue glaze with gold leaves and diamond patterns. The decoration is known as lajvardina ware, making reference to the Persian word for lapis lazuli, a deep blue stone that often has inclusions of gold-like pyrite. The surface is cracked, and there are areas of dirt.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Dikran Kelekian, Paris, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1930, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Syria?
(Place of Origin)
Egypt (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Overall: H: 5 3/16 × W: 7 5/16 × L: 7 7/8 in. (13.2 × 18.6 × 20 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
48.1116