ABBASID RIBBED GLASS JUG

Ca. AD 800 - 1000 An Abbasid green glass jug with pear shaped body and a narrow, short neck that is connected to a short, flared rim. The body is embellished with a ribbed pattern. The jug has a tubular handle between the rim and the shoulders of the vessel, upon the top of the handle is a spherical thumb rest.
Size: 95mm x 60mm; Weight: 100g
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Thierry De Maigret, 17 April 2010, Lot 39.

300
Estimate: GBP 450 - 900