Lot Essay
For similar examples see no. 184 in Von Saldern, Glass 500 B.C. to A.D. 1900, The Hans Cohn Collection, and no. 244 in Oliver, Ancient Glass in the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh.
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CIRCA 7TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
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AN ISLAMIC GLASS FIGURAL VESSEL
circa 7th-8th century a.d.
Transparent yellow in color, in the form of a free-blown bottle resting on the back of a quadruped, the vessel surrounded by a network of zig-zag rods, the quadruped's tail and part of the head in blue
4.5/8 in. (11.8 cm) high
circa 7th-8th century a.d.
Transparent yellow in color, in the form of a free-blown bottle resting on the back of a quadruped, the vessel surrounded by a network of zig-zag rods, the quadruped's tail and part of the head in blue
4.5/8 in. (11.8 cm) high