Lot of 7 Ancient Islamic GLASS Bottles c.7th-8th century AD.
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Lot of 7 Ancient Islamic GLASS Bottles c.7th-8th century AD. Size 2 1/2 - 4 1/2 inches high. Natural patina blown glass bottle decorated with a freehand applied glass trailing on the body, probably depicting two intertwined snakes. Tooled bulbous lower neck ring. Overall silvery-cream surface patina. Some loss to the applied trailing, otherwise intact. Squat Green Bottle with Deep Green Glass, Lovely form, Roman 2nd-4th C CE, 105mm wide, intac and Bottle with natural black patina, Roman 2nd-4th C CE, 60mm, intactEx Hindman Auction, Chicago, IL . 2 Double Unguentarium with breaks at lips 1 Tall Tear Drop Vial. 1 Snake-like object which has open mouth and eyes, ex Roseberys Auction. All ex Washington DC collection acquired between 2010-2022. Provenance: ex Dorothy Lee Jones Collection sold by James Julia Auctions, Fairfield Maine, Lot 1099 Dec 1, 2010, ex Palmyra Heritage, ex Washington DC Collection. Scarce form - see Reference to the Corning Museum of Glass Islamic Glass book Volume 2 example 918 (different applications but same time period).
Condition
two double unguentarium was actually a rare form with the cage handles above. It is broken
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Lot of 7 Ancient Islamic GLASS Bottles c.7th-8th century AD.
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