Beschreibung:

A SELJUK LIGHT GREEN AND COBALT-BLUE GLASS JUG PROBABLY NISHAPUR, NORTH EAST PERSIA, 11TH CENTURY The light green body rising from the spreading foot to the rounded and flat shoulder, the tubular neck and mouth very slightly flaring, the ribbed loop handle linking the shoulder and mouth with raised thumbpiece, the body stamped with a band of concentric circular medallions, a similar band of medallions around the shoulder, each linked by a cobalt-blue swagged marvered band, two bands of fine blue trail around the mouth, further applied with three small loops each with small ring, very small crack in body, otherwise intact, very slight surface iridescence and encrustation 7in. (17.8cm.) high