LARGE UMAYYAD GLASS FLASK WITH STAMPED DECORATION

Ca. AD 800 - 950. A pale glass flask with a globular body on a short cylindrical foot, a tall tapering neck and a broad everted rim. Vertical ribs divide the body into panels, each decorated with rows of stamped concentric circles. Size: 150mm x 85mm; Weight: 95g Provenance: Private British collection; formerly in the H.G. collection; ex A. Kotllar, Paris, French market, 1970–2006. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation