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Wine Across Cultures: From Ritual to Revelry

Man Holding a Bottle and a Cup

Gallery 462 · 16th–17th century · Met web page

A Safavid mural painting of a beautiful youth holding a wine bottle and cup—the idealized cupbearer of the Persian court, a figure of desire and refinement.

Gallery 455 → Gallery 462

To Man Holding a Bottle and a Cup

Man Holding a Bottle and a Cup

Walk through gallery 463 to reach gallery 462, staying within the Islamic Art section on Floor 2.