Rare 10th C. Islamic Molded Glass Bottle
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**Originally Listed At $800**
Ancient Near East, Islamic, ca. 10th to 12th century CE. A stunning pattern-molded glass bottle of translucent green hues. Its form is comprised of a cylindrical body presenting stylized peacock feather motifs, a curved shoulder, and a tall conical neck that flares to a wide mouth with an unpronounced smooth rim. Imbuing the vessel with even more beauty is the marvelous iridescence of pink, purple, yellow, and aqua hues that has developed over the ages. There is also a pontil scar on the base, indicating that this piece, though pattern molded, was actually hand-blown. Size: 2" in diameter at widest point x 7.375" H (5.1 cm x 18.7 cm)
Provenance: private East Coast collection, New York, New York, USA, acquired before 2010
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#147788
Ancient Near East, Islamic, ca. 10th to 12th century CE. A stunning pattern-molded glass bottle of translucent green hues. Its form is comprised of a cylindrical body presenting stylized peacock feather motifs, a curved shoulder, and a tall conical neck that flares to a wide mouth with an unpronounced smooth rim. Imbuing the vessel with even more beauty is the marvelous iridescence of pink, purple, yellow, and aqua hues that has developed over the ages. There is also a pontil scar on the base, indicating that this piece, though pattern molded, was actually hand-blown. Size: 2" in diameter at widest point x 7.375" H (5.1 cm x 18.7 cm)
Provenance: private East Coast collection, New York, New York, USA, acquired before 2010
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#147788
Condition
Internal bubbles in the glass matrix that originated when the piece was created. Weathering film on interior and beautiful rainbow iridescence. Pontil mark on underside of base. A pontil scar or mark indicates that a vessel was free-blown, while the absence of such a mark suggests that the work was either mold-blown or that the mark was intentionally smoothed away or wore away over time.
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Rare 10th C. Islamic Molded Glass Bottle
Estimate $1,500 - $3,000
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