AN EARLY ISLAMIC GREEN GLASS AND PLASTER INK-WELL

9TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.

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AN EARLY ISLAMIC GREEN GLASS AND PLASTER INK-WELL
9TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
The cylindrical glass jar with everted inward-folded rim and concave base, set within a plaster cube, the sides of which ornamented with stars, flowers and foliate motifs
Plaster stand 2¾ in. (7 cm.) high; 3¼ in. (8.4 cm.) wide

Lot Essay

Cf. B. I. Stavisky, 9th and 10th Century Inkstands from Samarkand in the Hermitage Collection for a discussion of the type; and The Alfred Wolkenberg Collection of Ancient Glass, Christie's, London, 9 July 1991, lot 27.

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