20-2 SADDLE FLASK – TYPE I (PC-020)
Region From: Likely Shiraz, Persia.
Estimated Date of Production: Mid to late 1600s.
Dimensions: 315 mm in height, 46 mm by 156 mm in circumference.
Weight: 405 grams.
Colour: Amber.
Technique: Blowpipe pontilled, freeblown, everted lip, 22.75 clockwise turns of glass threading on neck.
Description: Long-necked bottle in a stunning colour.
Condition: Very minor loss of glass stringing, stunning glass.
Provenance: Purchased June 2012 from Salisbury, England.
Literature: none.
Related Works outside this collection: Similar piece in Victoria and Albert Museum; two examples in a private collection in India.