This little gold flask is a fine example of an early Islamic luxury object. It is decorated with a bold geometric pattern using the granular technique of small beads of gold arranged in a design with tiny gold rings. Two handles were attached to the sides of the body and lid.
Used as a perfume container, this finely decorated gold flask was probably made in Fatimid Syria or Seljuq Iran during the 11th or 12th century CE.
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