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THB9th C. Islamic Glass Pitcher Cobalt Blue
Lot 102
About Seller
Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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By Artemis Gallery
Mar 9, 2023
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2023-03-09 10:00:00
2023-03-09 10:00:00
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- Lot Description
**Originally Listed At $5000**
Ancient Near East, Islamic, ca. 9th to 11th century CE. A sizeable, hand-blown glass pitcher of striking deep cobalt blue hues, its form presenting an ample piriform body sitting upon a flared foot that was likely formed via trailing as one can see the end of the trail, a tall tubular neck that gently flares at the rim, and a substantial trailed handle joining shoulder to rim and skillfully raised, folded, and tooled in order to create a high decorative round finial at its upper end. Further embellishing the piece is a threadlike trail wrapped around the upper end of the neck. What's more, close inspection reveals the silhouettes of circular motifs arranged in a band just below the midline of the vessel body that were likely painted on the vessel at one time. A stupendous example of ancient glass! Size: 3.625" in diameter x 6" H (9.2 cm x 15.2 cm)
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.
Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection; ex-John Jeff Fort collection, Houston, Texas, USA, acquired in the 1990s
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#152848Some surface wear. Silhouettes of circular motifs suggest that the piece was decorated (painted) at one time. There is a nice 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. Silhouettes of circular motifs arranged in a band just below the midline of the vessel body that were probably painted at one time. Wonderful traces of fiery blue, purple, and silvery iridescence grace the surface in areas.Condition
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