ISLAMIC, Afghanistan

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Description

Urine Bottle
ca. 10-11th century C.E.
blue glass
3 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. diameter
These Islamic Urine Bottles were created using a glass blowing technique that originated in Roman Syria in the first century B.C.E. This technology greatly increased production and supply of glass products. These bottles were used in medieval medical practices to examine the urine of infermed people. Physicians would hold these bulbous flasks in the light to examine urine for uncharacteristic coloration or consistency that were thought to correspond with various diseases.

Date

ca. 10th-11th century C.E.

Creator

Islamic, Afghanistan

Source

Grace H. Dreyfus Collection

Identifier

1981.110

Citation

Islamic, Afghanistan, “ISLAMIC, Afghanistan,” UCSB ADA Museum Omeka, accessed December 14, 2024, http://art-collections.museum.ucsb.edu/items/show/4849.