A Late Roman or early Islamic zoomorphic...
A Late Roman or early Islamic zoomorphic flask, probably 6th-8th century, with a double unguentarium made in light green glass placed on the back of a very dark purple/black glass quadruped, probably representing a camel, and decorated with six pincered thick vertical trails, two with suspension loops, 9.3cm high Published: Arts of the Islamic World, Sotheby’s, London, 13 October 2004, Lot 30. Provenance: Acquired in London in 2001.
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A Late Roman or early Islamic zoomorphic flask, probably 6th-8th century, with a double unguentarium made in light green glass placed on the back of a very dark purple/black glass quadruped, probably representing a camel, and decorated with six pincered thick vertical trails, two with suspension loops, 9.3cm high Published: Arts of the Islamic World, Sotheby’s, London, 13 October 2004, Lot 30. Provenance: Acquired in London in 2001.