Fatimid Opaque Mosaic Glass Vase

CIRCA 10TH-12TH CENTURY A.D. OR LATER

6 1/8 in. (242 grams, 15.5 cm).

Comprising a squat, rounded body and tubular neck with a rounded rim, pontil base; dragged swirl motifs in white on a navy blue field; repaired.

Provenance

Private collection, UK.

Literature

Cf. for similar bottle, Kevorkian, A., Loudmer, G., Verres Antiques et de l’Islam, Ancienne Collection de Monsieur D., 3 et 4 Juin 1985, Paris, 1985, fig.622.

Footnotes

These vessels were core-formed in opaque green manganese, with a flattened spherical body and tall, thin, tapering neck. Such categories of vessels were especially produced in the region of the Fayoum.

CONDITION

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LOT 0240