Perfume Sprinkler (Qumqum), 11th–mid-13th century, Attributed to probably Syria, Greenish glass; blown, applied blown foot

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Perfume Sprinkler (Qumqum), 11th–mid-13th century, Attributed to probably Syria, Greenish glass; blown, applied blown foot, applied decoration, H. 10 1/4 in. (26 cm), Glass, This long-necked glass bottle with a ring-shaped body would have been used for disseminating rosewater or another aromatic substance mixed with water. Rosewater was used for cooking and as a perfume to be sprinkled on guests at the end of a meal

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