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SADDLE FLASK – TYPE I (PC-069) Region From: Likely Shiraz, Persia. Estimated Date of Production: Mid to late 1600s. Dimensions: 326 mm in height, 46 mm by 166 mm in circumference. Weight: 441 grams. Colour: Red amber. Technique: Blowpipe pontilled, freeblown, everted lip, 14.25 clockwise turns of glass threading on neck. Description: Long-necked bottle in a rich red amber colour. Condition: Some loss of glass stringing, stunning glass, large pontil. Provenance: Purchased October 2012, part of the Fairbourne collection. Literature: none. Related Works outside this collection: Similar piece in Victoria and Albert Museum; two examples in a private collection in India. |
