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Gift of Frances and Frederick Wilkins.
Bottle
Gift of Frances and Frederick Wilkins.
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Bottle

Artist Unknown
DepartmentIslamic Art
CultureIranian
Datelate 12th-early 13th century
MediumBronze
Dimensionsheight: 11 3/4 in. (29.8 cm)
diameter: 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm)
Credit LineSan Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Frances and Frederick Wilkins
Object number99.5.19
Geography
Probable place madeKhorasan province, Iran
General regionAsia
DescriptionThe bottle has a pear-shaped body and a tall slender neck with an out-turned rim. On each side of the body there is a calligraphic inscription on the shoulder, and beneath it is a roundel surrounding a winged, human-headed animal. On the neck, just below the rim, is a bird in a teardrop-shaped border.ProvenanceFrances Semaan Wilkins (1916-1999) and Frederick J. Wilkins (1916-2004), San Antonio, by 1997; Frances Semaan Wilkins and Frederick J. Wilkins, by gift to the San Antonio Museum of Art, 1999
Not on view
Collections
San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Frances and Frederick Wilkins.
Jug with Pairs of Birds
Unknown
12th-13th century
San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Frances and Frederick Wilkins.
Bottle
Culture: Iranian
9th-13th century
Perfume or oil bottle
Perfume or oil bottle
3rd century B.C.
Gift of Gilbert M. Denman, Jr.
Mummy Trappings
Culture: Egyptian
ca. 305-30 B.C.
San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Frances and Frederick Wilkins.
Jug with an inscription in relief
Unknown
12th-13th century
Gift of Beryl N. and Henry G. McCleary.
Oil or perfume bottle
Culture: Egyptian
3rd-1st century B.C.
Image Not Available for Oil or perfume bottle
Oil or perfume bottle
Culture: Egyptian
3rd-1st century B.C.
Image Not Available for Oil or perfume bottle
Oil or perfume bottle
Culture: Egyptian
3rd-1st century B.C.
Gift of Lenora and Walter F. Brown.
Vase and Dish Decorated with Bats
Unknown
Culture: Chinese
1874-1908
Gift of Frances and Frederick Wilkins.
Bowl
Unknown
16th-17th century
San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Frances and Frederick Wilkins.
Jug
10th century
San Antonio Museum of Art, purchased with the Grace Fortner Rider Fund.
Hairpin with an ibex-head finial
Culture: Greek
3rd-2nd century BC

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