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KARABA (PC-136) Region From: Likely Isfahan or Shiraz, Persia. Estimated Date of Production: Early 1800s. Paler aqua glass seems newer than the other karabas. Dimensions: 314 mm in height, 197 mm in circumference. Weight: 747 grams Colour: Aqua. Light content residue remains. Technique: Sand pontiled (no glass residue on base), freeblown, rouletted string rim. Sheared and unpolished (jagged) lip. Description: Standard size Karaba. For no clearly definable reason, this one appears “newer” than most. Condition: Near mint, full gloss. Provenance: Purchased December 2013 from a Montreal, Quebec collector. Literature: n/a Related Works outside this collection: None yet. |
