Culture: Islamic. Date: 9th - 10th Century A.D. Material: Glass. Condition: Intact, super, with beautiful iridescence and weathering. Provenance: American private collection. Measurements: 1.75 inches high (4.5 cms), 3.9 inches in diameter (10 cms). Of translucent yellow-brown color, with a cylindrical concave base, rim folded in, then back out, then underneath. Cf: Cat. 3.12, p. 158, Glass From Islamic Lands, The Al-Sabah Collection, Kuwait National Museum.
Antiquities Ancient Near East
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