A MAMLUK MANGANESE GLASS SPRINKLER (QUMQUM)

PROBABLY SYRIA, 13TH CENTURY

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A MAMLUK MANGANESE GLASS SPRINKLER (QUMQUM)
PROBABLY SYRIA, 13TH CENTURY
The round body rising to slightly tapering tubular neck with two applied curving handles, the manganese body trailed, combed and marvered with white swagged decoration that forms a flowerhead at the base of the neck, repaired breaks
6½in. (16.6cm.) high

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Formerly UK private collection since early 1970s from which acquired
by the present owner in 2005

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Andrew Butler-Wheelhouse

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The round body and elongated neck of this sprinkler are typical of the Egyptian and Syrian sprinkler production of the 12th-13th centuries. Of particular interest is a series of marvered sprinklers or 'Qumqum' from the Al-Sabah Collection (Stefano Carboni, Glass from Islamic Lands, 2001, p.310, 83a-c). They offer variations on the genre, one with a foot, to support the body, and one lacking the loop handles.

The present bottle is almost certainly the pair to one sold in these Rooms, 8 April 2008, lot 85.