Description:

Middle East, ca. 700 to 1000 CE. Small glass jar with a bulbous body, made of clear glass that has aged to a yellow tint. It has small knops applied to the shoulder and body and a clear pontil mark. Glassmakers in the Levant during the early first century BCE invented the technique of blowing glass through a hollow tube to inflate it, which made glass much easier to shape into everyday wares. Within a century, glass had replaced pottery for most everyday use throughout the Mediterranean and Middle East. Islamic glass makers inherited many techniques from the Byzantines and Sassanians, including the decorative application of molten glass. Size: 2-3/4"H x 3" in diameter at the widest point (7 cm x 7.6 cm), and 1-1/4" diameter (3.2 cm) at the rim.

Provenance: Ex-private New York City collection; ex-private N. Phillips collection, NY, acquired 1980's.

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  • Condition: Minor repairs but stabilized with no missing pieces.

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