Aviforme rosewater bottle, Ottoman Empire, Beykoz, 19th century In the form of a tripod bird, this midnight-blue glass bottle is decorated with flowers painted and enameled in polychrome. Height: 11 cm; length: 21.2 cm The feet are slightly broken, the stopper is missing, the beak has been slightly restored and the tail has been redone. This type of bottle was a wedding present, often deliberately broken to ward off bad luck. An Ottoman Opaline Bird-shaped Glass Rose Water Sprinkler, Beykoz, 19th century

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