Clear glass scent bottle, tapered slightly towards the bottom. Broken neck. Four thumb-shaped indentations down two sides as if to make a better grip for holding. Empty.

Collection type: Object
Description: Clear glass scent bottle, tapered slightly towards the bottom. Broken neck. Four thumb-shaped indentations down two sides as if to make a better grip for holding. Empty.
Geographical reference: Turkey
Asia > Western Asia > Turkey; Istanbul
Person: Field collector Mrs K. Grindrod; PRM source Mrs K. Grindrod
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1931
Date collected: By 1931
Acquisition information: Donated: 1931
Materials and processes: Material Glass
Dimensions: Length x Width: max 135 x 20 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1931.29.14
Associated publications: This object was featured in the Museum's on-line fact sheet ‘Body Arts: Scent’ produced during the DCF-funded 'What's Upstairs?' project, 2004–2006. [BR 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 8/11/2005] This object was featured in the Museum’s ‘web gallery’ (‘Selected Objects from the Lower Gallery’) produced during the DCF-funded ‘What’s Upstairs?’ project, 2004–2006, with the following caption: 'This long, thin, clear glass bottle from Turkey originally contained ‘attar’, the essential oil extracted from roses. Attar of roses was one of the most precious ingredients for perfumiers. The main centres of production included Turkey and the South of France, where flowers were gathered at dawn for optimum fragrance. The manufacturing process was costly and labour intensive: it takes two and a half tons of rose petals to yield a single pound of essential oil.

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