Lot Essay
For an almost identical but more weathered example, cf. S. Fukai, Persian Glass, New York, 1977, no. 25.
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CIRCA 4TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
Details
A SASANIAN FACET-CUT GLASS DISH
CIRCA 4TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
Colourless, the exterior decorated with wheel-cut facets, a large circular facet at the centre forming the foot, seven circular facets in the first row, fifteen circular facets in the second row, twenty-eight hexagonal facets in the third row, and twenty-eight circular facets in the top row, with brown weathering
8 in. (20.2 cm.) diam.
CIRCA 4TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
Colourless, the exterior decorated with wheel-cut facets, a large circular facet at the centre forming the foot, seven circular facets in the first row, fifteen circular facets in the second row, twenty-eight hexagonal facets in the third row, and twenty-eight circular facets in the top row, with brown weathering
8 in. (20.2 cm.) diam.
Provenance
Private collection, Germany; acquired in 1989.
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 20% on the buyer's premium.