1560 - 1580
Perfume Bottle
Museum of Islamic Art
- Title:
- Perfume Bottle
- Production place:
- India
- Date:
- 1740 - 1760
- Period:
- Mughal
- Title:
- Perfume Bottle
- Production place:
- India
- Date:
- 1740 - 1760
- Period:
- Mughal
- Material:
- Foil, Gold, Solder, Ruby, Emerald, Turquoise, Pearl
- Technique:
- Soldering, Gem setting, Cabochoning
- Dimensions:
- 11.5 × 2.9 cm
This exquisite perfume bottle is designed as a gem-set fish, entirely decorated with uncut rubies, emeralds, turquoise and pearls. The tip of the small bottle opens with a screw cap. It was most probably meant to contain perfume or a powder for cosmetic use. Jewelled objects from the Mughal period, such as this perfume bottle, were commissioned for the courtly elite and would probably have been worn attached to a belt or around the neck.
