NORTH EAST IRAN, 1OTH CENTURY

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A NISHAPUR WHEEL-CUT CYLINDRICAL CLEAR GLASS BEAKER
NORTH EAST IRAN, 1OTH CENTURY
With flat base, the sides cut with two panels, each with a central hatched lozenge issuing scrolling tendrils flanked by stylized pillars, the two panels divided by vertical hatched bands, repaired breaks, areas of golden iridescence
2 7/8in. (7.2cm.) high

Provenance

The Madina Collection, gift of Camilla Chandler Frost

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Lot Essay

The linear lozenge with hatched outer band seen on each side of this beaker is also found on a clear glass bottle excavated at Nishapur (J. Kröger: Nishapur Glass of the Early Islamic Period, New York, 1995, no.227, pp.172-3). As here, it is flanked by scrolling motifs which are set in panels divided by vertical bands of horizontal short stripes.

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