ID 727228
Lot 27 | A FATIMID ROUNDED GLASS BOWL
Estimate value
£ 4 000 – 6 000
EGYPT OR SYRIA, 9TH-10TH CENTURY
The exterior of the bowl decorated with five pincered medallions, each containing an animal with four legs and long tail
2 3⁄8in. (6cm.) diam.
Provenance
Austrian Private Collection, by repute from F. R.Martin (1868-1933); sold Sotheby's, 7 October 2009, lot 85
| Medium: | Glass |
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| Art style: | Fatimid dynasty (909-1171) |
| Place of origin: | Egypt, Africa, Asia, Syria |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Medium: | Glass |
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| Art style: | Fatimid dynasty (909-1171) |
| Place of origin: | Egypt, Africa, Asia, Syria |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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