Flasche aus Perlmutt
um 1600
on view: Schloss Ambras Innsbruck
Bottles of this type were traditionally used as vases in Northern Indian palaces. As can be concluded from some traces inside, this mother of pearl bottle was actually used as a vase before it became an exotic showpiece in an European chamber of art and curiosities.
Bottles of this type were traditionally used as vases in Northern Indian palaces. As can be concluded from some traces inside, this mother of pearl bottle was actually used as a vase before it became an exotic showpiece in an European chamber of art and curiosities.
Time:
um 1600
Object Name
Gefäß; Flasche, Perlmuttarbeit
Culture
Indien, Gujarat
Dimensions:
H. 26,2 cm
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Kunstkammer
Invs.
Kunstkammer, 4099