Lot Essay
PUBLISHED:
3000 Jahre Glaskunst, Lucerne, 1981, p. 122, no. 497.
3000 Jahre Glaskunst, Lucerne, 1981, p. 122, no. 497.
10TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
Details
An Islamic aubergine glass omom or sprinkler flask
10th-12th Century A.D.
With concave base, flattened sides and tall tapering neck, with twin wavy trailed handles, the body decorated with opaque white marvered feathering, iridescence on trailing, one handle chipped
3½in. (8.9cm.) high
10th-12th Century A.D.
With concave base, flattened sides and tall tapering neck, with twin wavy trailed handles, the body decorated with opaque white marvered feathering, iridescence on trailing, one handle chipped
3½in. (8.9cm.) high
Provenance
Madeline D. Lawdor, New York: sold Sotheby's, New York, 13 May 1978, lot 124.
Benzian Collection: sold Sotheby's, London, 7 July 1994, lot 182.
Benzian Collection: sold Sotheby's, London, 7 July 1994, lot 182.
Exhibited
Kunstmuseum, Lucerne, 19 July - 13 September 1981.