PC-069 SADDLE FLASK – TYPE I (PC-069)
Region From: Likely Shiraz, Persia.
Estimated Date of Production: Mid to late 1600s.
Dimensions: 326 mm in height, 46 mm by 166 mm in circumference.
Weight: 441 grams.
Colour: Red amber.
Technique: Blowpipe pontilled, freeblown, everted lip, 14.25 clockwise turns of glass threading on neck.
Description: Long-necked bottle in a rich red amber colour.
Condition: Some loss of glass stringing, stunning glass, large pontil.
Provenance: Purchased October 2012, part of the Fairbourne collection.
Literature: none.
Related Works outside this collection: Similar piece in Victoria and Albert Museum; two examples in a private collection in India.