Lot Essay
Mould-blown bottles with spiralling ribs such as the large green glass flask illustrated here are thought to originate from Samarqand - Afrasyab and can be dated to the 9th or 10th century.
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EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN AND IRAN, 9TH-12TH CENTURY
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EIGHT ROCK CRYSTAL, GLASS AND STONE FLASKS
EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN AND IRAN, 9TH-12TH CENTURY
Comprising a rock crystal flask carved with a floral spray, a rectangular white stone flask on four short feet carved with concentric circles, a wheel-cut molar flask, a possibly grey steatite or chlorite molar flask on four feet (one foot broken), the small flasks of rectangular section, a wheel-cut flask of rounded section and a large mould-blown blue-glass flask, mostly intact and iridescent
Largest flask 4 3/8in. (11.1cm.) high (8)
EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN AND IRAN, 9TH-12TH CENTURY
Comprising a rock crystal flask carved with a floral spray, a rectangular white stone flask on four short feet carved with concentric circles, a wheel-cut molar flask, a possibly grey steatite or chlorite molar flask on four feet (one foot broken), the small flasks of rectangular section, a wheel-cut flask of rounded section and a large mould-blown blue-glass flask, mostly intact and iridescent
Largest flask 4 3/8in. (11.1cm.) high (8)