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Mamluk Egypt or Ayyubid Syria Purple Marvered Glass 12th-13th C. LOT 118

 

Country of Origin: Mamlaluk Egypt or Ottoman Syria

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Auction Catalogue Description:

ARTS OF THE ISLAMIC WORLD
SALE L05220 LOT 118
SESSION 1 | 27 Apr 05 10:30 AM.
London, New Bond Street
A MAMLUK OR AYYUBID PURPLE MARVERED GLASS JAR, EGYPT OR SYRIA, 12TH-13TH CENTURY
20,000—30,000 GBP
Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 24,000 GBP
MEASUREMENTS
measurements note
9cm.
DESCRIPTION
of globular form with flat base and narrow opening, white glass trailed across purple and applied to rim
CATALOGUE NOTE
Marvered glass such as the present jar were in high demand in both Mamluk Egypt and Ayyubid Syria, and perhaps even earlier during the Fatimid period. The most popular colour combination appears to have been the purple body with white marvered trails, as seen here. The quality of this particular jar is quite outstanding with the carefully symmetrical trailing, the applied glass rim and the light, thin glass with few bubbles. It is remarkable also in the fact that it is intact, extant examples of high quality marvered bowls are rare; and this jar would appear to be related to some fragmentary pieces in the al-Sabah collection (Carboni 2001, cat.82a,b,c, p.308-309).

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