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Long-Necked Bottle

first half 14th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 454
Especially after the Mongol‑Mamluk peace of 1323, the Chinese motifs popular in contemporary Ilkhanid art began to appear in the art and architecture of the Mamluks. Here, a Chinese cloud‑collar design provides the framework of four medallions, each decorated with a bird of prey attacking a goose, surrounded by a floral ground of Chinese‑inspired lotus and peony blossoms. Bottles of this shape served as wine decanters, and are depicted as such in banqueting scenes in a variety of media.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Long-Necked Bottle
  • Date: first half 14th century
  • Geography: Attributed to Egypt or Syria
  • Medium: Glass, colorless with green tinge; blown, blown applied foot, applied decoration, enameled, and gilded
  • Dimensions: H. 19 5/8 in. (49.8 cm)
    Max. Diam. 9 11/16 in. (24.6 cm)
    Diam. of Base: 6 5/16 in. (16 cm)
  • Classification: Glass
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1936
  • Object Number: 36.33
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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