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7TH-9TH CENTURY A.D.
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AN ISLAMIC IRIDESCENT GREEN GLASS MINIATURE FLASK
7TH-9TH CENTURY A.D.
The cylindrical body with applied abstract star motifs, notched trail around the shoulder, short neck with swollen collar, ring base, cream iridescence, 3¾ in, (9.5 cm.) high; an Islamic miniature squat glass flask with wide neck, the rounded body with pinched decoration, cream iridescence, 7th-9th Century A.D., 2 in. (5 cm.) high; an Islamic pale aubergine glass flask, the rounded body and tapering neck with shallow vertical ribbing, wide everted rim, on shallow foot, iridescent, 9th-10th Century A.D., 3 3/8 in. (8.5 cm.) high; and an aubergine glass flask, the rounded body with shallow diagonal ribbing, the neck with flange at base, probably 18th-19th Century A.D., 6 in. (15.2 cm.) high (4)
7TH-9TH CENTURY A.D.
The cylindrical body with applied abstract star motifs, notched trail around the shoulder, short neck with swollen collar, ring base, cream iridescence, 3¾ in, (9.5 cm.) high; an Islamic miniature squat glass flask with wide neck, the rounded body with pinched decoration, cream iridescence, 7th-9th Century A.D., 2 in. (5 cm.) high; an Islamic pale aubergine glass flask, the rounded body and tapering neck with shallow vertical ribbing, wide everted rim, on shallow foot, iridescent, 9th-10th Century A.D., 3 3/8 in. (8.5 cm.) high; and an aubergine glass flask, the rounded body with shallow diagonal ribbing, the neck with flange at base, probably 18th-19th Century A.D., 6 in. (15.2 cm.) high (4)
Provenance
Formerly in a private collection acquired in the Middle East during the late 1940s/early 1950s: sold Christie's London, 8 April 1998, lot 320.
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