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SMALL FLASK (PC-115) Region From: Possibly Shiraz, Persia. Estimated Date of Production: 1700s. Dimensions: 134 mm in height, 90 mm circumference. Weight: 132 grams. Colour: Pale blue. Technique: 2.25 rings of stringing on neck, everted lip, no vertical ribbing, open pontilled based. Description: The only small flask in the collection (as at May 2013) with stringing that snakes UP the neck, rather than simply AROUND the neck. Small sample size, however; may not be meaningful distinction. Condition: Delightfully small, very near mint. Provenance: Purchased from the Fairbourne collection in November 2012. Literature: n/a Related Works outside this collection: Few known, likely an unrecognized Persian form. |
