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Sprinkler with a Lotus-Shaped Bowl17th century

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Brass or gilt metal rosewater sprinkler with a lobed spherical body covered in engraved floral patterns, openwork lattice neck, and tall tapering spire, with petal-form bands at shoulder and foot
Metal rosewater sprinkler with a gilded, lobed bulbous body on a pierced circular foot, transitioning to a long tapering spire with latticed openwork decoration.

Unknown, Sprinkler with a Lotus-Shaped Bowl, 17th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Sprinkler with a Lotus-Shaped Bowl
Place Made
Iran
Date Made
17th century
Medium
Gilt bronze with pierced silver encasings
Dimensions
Height: 11 1/2 in. (28.4 cm)
Credit Line
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky
Accession Number
M.73.5.315
Classification
Metal
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic
Selected Bibliography
  • Pal, Pratapaditya, ed. Islamic Art: The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection. Los Angeles: Museum Associates, 1973.