Perfume Bottle

National Crafts Museum & Hastkala Academy

Title : Perfume Bottle

Accession No : 57/5/327

This is a brass perfume bottle from Rajasthan. The bottle has an ornamental body with floral motifs etched on one side and a peacock on the other side. The bottle has a very small mouth with a round body. The lid is missing.

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Provenance

  • StateRajasthan

Dimensions

  • Measurement (CMS)4.2 x 3.5 x 1.8

Significance

  • Socio economicThis is a utility item.

Description

  • DescriptionThis is a brass perfume bottle from Rajasthan. The bottle has an ornamental body with floral motifs etched on one side and a peacock on the other side. The bottle has a very small mouth with a round body. The lid is missing.
  • Inscription/Markings No
  • Reference"Ranjan, Aditi. Handmade in India: Crafts of India. Edited by Aditi Ranjan & M. P. Ranjan. Ahmedabad: Council of Handicraft Development Corporations, 2007. Chattopadhaya, Kamaladevi. Handicrafts of India. New Delhi: Indian Council for Cultural Research, 1975. S.D. Trivedi, U.C. Dwivedi, ed. metallic Art of India. New Delhi: Sharda Publishning House, 2009."
  • KeywordBottle, Perfume, Container, Decorative, Essential, Oil