Near East, Umayyad Caliphate, Islamic culture, ca. 8th century CE. A splendid glass flask of a translucent olive hue elaborately adorned with undulating applied rigaree that encircles the rounded shoulder and area just above the foot, as well as applied crimped rigaree encircling the narrow rim. Supported by a discoid foot, the vessel presents a broad shoulder that narrows to a slender, cylindrical neck and a folded rim. Note the specks of sparkling, rainbow iridescence that beautifully complement its ornate form! Size: 1.9" Diameter x 3.2" H (4.8 cm x 8.1 cm)

Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-Leonard Wasserman collection, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, acquired in the 1970s to 1980s

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#178330

Stable hairline fissure to shoulder and some small areas of chipping to rigaree. Otherwise, intact and excellent with nice weathering film and areas of iridescence. Professionally cleaned in modern times, but still has some earthen encrustations to rigaree.