Name of Object:

Iznik bottle

Location:

Athens, Greece

Holding Institution:

Benaki Museum

 About Benaki Museum, Athens

Date of Object:

16th century; bought in 1920

Inventory Number:

50

Material(s) / Technique(s):

Ceramic

Dimensions:

h. 37,5 cm, d. 6 cm

Provenance:

Turkey, Iznik

Description:

An Iznik flask, with a spherical body and a long neck, is decorated with polychrome flowers: roses, hyacinth and carnations and the neck displays vertical panels. Bought by A. Benakis in Cairo in 1920 and according to the etiquettes under the base it was part of the 1885 exhibition at the Burlington Arts Club in London and of the 1925 exhibition in Alexandria. Ottoman c. 1575.

Type of Object

Ceramic

Citation of this web page:

Mina Moraitou "Iznik bottle" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2026.
https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;gr;2;en;en

Prepared by: Mina Moraitou

MWNF Working Number: GR 002