165 5165 2165 4165 3165 6165 1 SADDLE FLASK (Type III)  (PC-165)
Region From: Likely Shiraz, Persia.
Estimated Date of Production: 1750 – 1800.
Dimensions: 230 mm in height, 180 mm x 83 mm circumference.
Weight: 942 grams.
Colour: Light blue-green.
Technique: V-tooled lip, single ring of applied stringing, combination pontil (open pontil with bare iron scar in the middle). Some seed bubbles throughout. There is a seal of glass on the shoulder that may or may not have characters poorly applied.
Description: Expanded mouth late Persian Saddle Flask.
Provenance: Purchased in 2014 from an American collector.
Literature: n/a
Related Works outside this collection: One example of a wide-mouth Saddle Flask in an American collection as of 2014.