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Perfume bottle (qumqum)

12th–13th century A.D.
Medium/TechniqueGlass, free-blown
DimensionsHeight: 12.3 cm (4 13/16 in.)
Credit LineM. Elizabeth Carter Collection—Gift of Nellie Parney Carter
Accession number30.217
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ClassificationsGlass
Collections
Provenance1930, gift of Nellie Parney Carter (b. 1857 - d. 1933), Boston, to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 3, 1930)
Group shot:  97.233, 18.273, 29.971, 30.215
9th–10th century A.D.
Bottle
9th–10th century A.D.
Bottle
9th–10th century A.D.
Perfume bottle (qumqum)
12th–13th century A.D.
Perfume bottle (qumqum)
12th–13th century A.D.
Bottle
9th–10th century A.D.
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7th–8th century A.D.