Long-necked Bottle first half 14th century Especially after the MongolMamluk peace of 1323, the Chinese motifs popular in contemporary Ilkhanid art began to appear in the art and architecture of the Mamluks. Here, a Chinese cloudcollar design provides the framework of four medallions, each decorated with a bird of prey attacking a goose, surrounded by a floral ground of Chineseinspired lotus and peony blossoms. Bottles of this shape served as wine decanters, and are depicted as such in banqueting scenes in a variety of media.. Long-necked Bottle. first half 14th century. Glass, colorless with green tinge; blown, blown applied foot, applied decoration, enameled and gilded. Attributed to Egypt or Syria. Glass