Large Islamic Transport Vessel

A very rare Museum quality ancient Glass Transport Vessel, from Egypt or Western Asia, and dating to approximately 700 - 900 AD.

The vessel blown of transparent green glass.  With a wide, circular body, oblong is cross-section, a cylindrical neck, pinched-in at the base, and straight lip.  Small bubbles can be seen on close inspection throughout the glass, together with encrustation and iridescence.

This large bottle is one of a relatively small number of extant examples.  Vessels such as this are believed to have been used from the late Byzantine/early Islamic periods to transport Liquids large distances on Ships or Caravans.  For a similar example, see the Corning Museum of glass¹.  These vessels are known from excavated examples to have been plugged with cotton and the neck wrapped in papyrus².

Height: 12 1/8 inches.

Condition: Unrestored.

Provenance: Ex. Collection of His Excellency the late C. Perrone Capano. Capano was a well respected Italian diplomat who served as Consul in Washington and later as Ambassador to Syria. It was in Syria that Capano developed his love of antiquities, acquiring a magnificent collection in the Early to late 1960's.

References:
¹ The Corning Museum of Glass, Gift of I. C. Elston Jr. (54.1.129) for illustration see below.
² http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/blow/hd_blow.htm (illustrated on the right).

$1,600.00

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