Ointment Bottle
Unknown
5th–8th century · Bronze · Islamic Art
Its small size and elegant manufacture suggest that this bottle may have been used to carry oils or ointments to the public baths. The patterns of concentric circles may have been intended to protect the owner from evil.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 5th–8th century
- Medium
- Bronze
- Department
- Islamic Art
- Credit line
- Purchase, 1900
