[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Physical](https://indike.org/pramana/inp) › [Artefacts](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact) › [Victoria and Albert Museum, London](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam) › Bottle # Bottle The bottle and stopper have been fashioned in lapis lazuli from Badakshan which is a historic region that comprises parts of what is now northern Afghanistan and southern Tajikistan. It was the exclusive trading centre for lapis lazuli in antiquity. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1600–1750 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.im-7-a-1928](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.im-7-a-1928) · Pramāṇa