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A QAJAR FREE-BLOWN GREEN GLASS SPRINKLER Possibly Shiraz, Iran, 19th century? Of typical shape, with globular body resting on a circular worked foot, with sinuous elongated neck and broad flaring pear-shaped rim, 33cm high. This type of glass sprinklers have long been described as tear catchers, a name attributed to them by the peculiar shape of their rim. Indeed, in the Iranian folklore tradition it seems that they were specifically gifted to young brides to gather their tears when pining their distant lovers, as a way to measure their love for them. The invention and use of tear catchers, also known as lachrymose, go back to Ancient Egypt, Persia and Rome, when these bottles would have allegedly been used in funerary ceremonies and ritual processions. The Qajar examples though only retain the shape and not the function of their ancestors. It seems more likely to believe that they were indeed used as rosewater sprinklers.Notes: Islamic & Indian Art