8th C. Islamic Flask w/ Animals, Script - TL'd
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Description
Near East, Islamic period, ca. 8th century CE. A pleasing pottery flask, mold-made with relief decoration of a star motif with caligraphic script on one side and a tondo of animals on the other. Hemispherical in form, the vessel bulges outward on the star motif side and is flattened on the side with animals, while the top is crowned by a narrow spout and twin arched handles. Size: 2.3" L x 3.3" W x 3.8" H (5.8 cm x 8.4 cm x 9.7 cm)
This piece has been tested using thermoluminescence (TL) analysis and has been found to be ancient and of the period stated. A full printed and bound report will accompany the item upon purchase.
Provenance: private Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA collection, inherited via grandfather, who collected before 1980
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.
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#183023
This piece has been tested using thermoluminescence (TL) analysis and has been found to be ancient and of the period stated. A full printed and bound report will accompany the item upon purchase.
Provenance: private Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA collection, inherited via grandfather, who collected before 1980
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.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#183023
Condition
Some minor chipping as well as expected nicks and abrasions, commensurate with age. Otherwise, intact and excellent with great preservation of detail. TL holes to interior of rim and near bottom of tondo on flattened side.
Buyer's Premium
- 27.5%
8th C. Islamic Flask w/ Animals, Script - TL'd
Estimate $1,200 - $1,800
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Auction Curated By
Owner/Executive Director, Antiquities & Pre-Columbian Art
PhD. Art History, Director, Fine & Visual Arts
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