Gulabpash (Rosewater Sprinkler)

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Gulabpash (Rosewater Sprinkler)

India

Date
late 17th century
Medium
Zinc alloy, cast, engraved, inlaid with silver
Department
Asian Art
Institution
Minneapolis Institute of Art

In India and Iran, people cherished rosewater for its sweet fragrance and cooling properties, using it to scent their homes and bodies. This rosewater sprinkler has a bulbous body and long tapering spout. Asia

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