The containers in the Pharma section
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The modern examples have a remarkable resemblance with the more elaborate containers in the MS, but I have never been able to find original or at least older examples.

Google searches return many more examples, mostly on commercial sites.


From what I could find out, I think these designs are modern. Definitely for Egypt anyway, or somewhere selling "Egyptian style" perfume bottles. 
The tops are a "leaf stopper/finial", the tip of the leaf has been twisted. 
Sometimes this is called a "twisted leaf" on descriptions but it doesn't seem like an official term. 

My hunch is that with some of these vessels we see an Eastern Influence, which would be expected for the time if they are meant to be fancy. 
The place to look for something like this I think, in 14/15C, is Murano glass (aka - Venetian glass, but they were kicked out of Venice for fear of fires at the time),
though even with the fanciest of the fancy, its hard to find anything this delicate documented or surviving. I'll keep an eye out, but until now I've found nothing.
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The containers in the Pharma section - by ReneZ - 12-02-2016, 06:29 PM
RE: The containers in the Pharma section - by Bluetoes101 - 03-12-2025, 12:02 AM

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