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An Umayyad or Early Abbasid amber glass beaker Mesopotamia, 8th/ 9th Century image 1
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Lot 48

An Umayyad or Early Abbasid amber glass beaker
Mesopotamia, 8th/ 9th Century

12 November 2024, 11:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street

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An Umayyad or Early Abbasid amber glass beaker
Mesopotamia, 8th/ 9th Century

of deep cylindrical form, the rounded base with slight kick, the exterior with undulating trailed decoration
8 cm. high

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Provenance
Acquired at Christopher Sheppard, Kensington Church Street, London, in 2006.

The decorative scheme of the present lot, produced by trails of glass stretched vertically at regular intervals, is rare on early Islamic glass. For a comparable beaker sold at Christie's, see Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds, 8 April 2008, lot 50.

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