Glass sprinkler bottle enamelled with lotus flowers

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An image of Sprinkler Bottle. Unknown production, Syrian or Egyptian. Enamelled on the shoulder in blue, green, yellow and red with lotus flowers and the inscription 'Glory to our Lord, the Sultan'; traces of two bands of red enamel around the body. Clear blown glass with green tinge, enamelled, height, whole, 28.0 cm, diameter, whole, 11.5 cm, circa 1300-1400.

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Sprinkler Bottle. Unknown production, Syrian or Egyptian. Enamelled on the shoulder in blue, green, yellow and red with lotus flowers and the inscription 'Glory to our Lord, the Sultan'; traces of two bands of red enamel around the body. Clear blown glass with green tinge, enamelled, height, whole, 28.0 cm, diameter, whole, 11.5 cm, circa 1300-1400.

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Accession Number: C.42-1983
Aperture: f/27.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Katie Young
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 769 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 469.91kB
Exposure time: 1/250
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 27/1

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Glass sprinkler bottle enamelled with lotus flowers

Image attached to C.42-1983

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