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CIRCA 7TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
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TWO BYZANTINE POTTERY FLASKS
CIRCA 7TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
Each disk-shaped, molded with ornament in relief, and green glazed, the larger with two slab feet and a single handle arching from the shoulder to the cylindrical neck, one face with an unidentified saint holding a sacred book and making a gesture of blessing, standing upon sheaths of wheat and flanked on each side with a cross, the other face with a foliate cruciform pattern, each leaf with voluted tendrils, each side with a branch; the smaller with four feet, a single handle on the shoulder and a profiled spout, one face with a foliate cruciform pattern with crosses in between, the other face with a branch, the sides with geometric ornament
7½ in. (19 cm.) and 6½ in. (16.5 cm.) high (2)
CIRCA 7TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
Each disk-shaped, molded with ornament in relief, and green glazed, the larger with two slab feet and a single handle arching from the shoulder to the cylindrical neck, one face with an unidentified saint holding a sacred book and making a gesture of blessing, standing upon sheaths of wheat and flanked on each side with a cross, the other face with a foliate cruciform pattern, each leaf with voluted tendrils, each side with a branch; the smaller with four feet, a single handle on the shoulder and a profiled spout, one face with a foliate cruciform pattern with crosses in between, the other face with a branch, the sides with geometric ornament
7½ in. (19 cm.) and 6½ in. (16.5 cm.) high (2)
Provenance
Acquired by the current owner in 1980.