A Fatimid glass molar flask probably Egypt, 9th-10th Century
Property from a Princely Collection
A Fatimid glass molar flask
probably Egypt, 9th-10th Century
of pale yellow glass and square form with faceted neck on four pointed feet, the body with cut geometric decoration
6.3 cm. high
Provenance
Property from a Princely Collection, acquired at Sotheby's, Arts of the Islamic World including Fine Carpets and Textiles, 7 October 2009, lot 79.
For a comparable example, see Stefano Carboni, Glass from Islamic Lands, London: Thames & Hudson, in association with the al-Sabah Collection, Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah, Kuwait National Museum, 2001, p. 99, Cat. 27b.
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Property from a Princely Collection
A Fatimid glass molar flask
probably Egypt, 9th-10th Century
of pale yellow glass and square form with faceted neck on four pointed feet, the body with cut geometric decoration
6.3 cm. high
Provenance
Property from a Princely Collection, acquired at Sotheby's, Arts of the Islamic World including Fine Carpets and Textiles, 7 October 2009, lot 79.
For a comparable example, see Stefano Carboni, Glass from Islamic Lands, London: Thames & Hudson, in association with the al-Sabah Collection, Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah, Kuwait National Museum, 2001, p. 99, Cat. 27b.
