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20 août 2018

Bottle, Egypt?, end of 9th-beginning of 10th century

Bottle, Egypt?, end of 9th-beginning of 10th century
Bottle, blue-green glass with luster decoration. Modern neck, Egypt?, end of 9th-beginning of 10th century, H: 13.5 cm, Inv. no. 1/1985. © The David Collection, Copenhagen. The luster technique was probably discovered by Egyptian glassmakers as early...
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20 août 2018

Beaker, Egypt, 9th-10th century

Beaker, Egypt, 9th-10th century
Beaker, greenish glass, with pinched decoration, Egypt, 9th-10th century, H: 8.4; Diam: 8.1 cm, Inv. no. 24/2008. © The David Collection, Copenhagen. A simple early decoration technique that was found in both Egypt and Iran was the use of tongs on the...
20 août 2018

Fragmentary earthenware bowl, Egypt, 11th century

Fragmentary earthenware bowl, Egypt, 11th century
Fragmentary earthenware bowl, painted in luster over an opaque, white glaze, Egypt, 11th century H: 6.5; Diam: 28 cm, Inv. no. 3/1992. © The David Collection, Copenhagen. Birds were a favorite motif for Fatimid lusterware. The partly reconstructed bowl...
20 août 2018

Earthenware bowl, Egypt, 11th century

Earthenware bowl, Egypt, 11th century
Earthenware bowl, painted in luster over a white glaze, Egypt, 11th century, H: 5.5; Diam: 20.5 cm, Inv. no. 4/1992. © The David Collection, Copenhagen. While the motifs on figurative bowls painted in luster in Abbasid Iraq were stylized, a number of...
20 août 2018

Earthenware bowl, Fayyum type, Egypt, 9th-11th century

Earthenware bowl, Fayyum type, Egypt, 9th-11th century
Earthenware bowl, covered with a thin, white slip and painted in yellow, green, and manganese under a transparent glaze, Fayyum type, Egypt, 9th-11th century, H: 6: Diam: 22.5 cm, Inv. no. 3/2004. © The David Collection, Copenhagen. The bowl’s manganese...
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20 août 2018

Fragment of a painting on paper. “A Harpy”, Egypt, 11th-12th century

Fragment of a painting on paper. “A Harpy”, Egypt, 11th-12th century
Fragment of a painting on paper. “A Harpy”, Egypt, 11th-12th century, 20.5 × 7 cm, Inv. no. 50/1977. © The David Collection, Copenhagen. Very few illustrated manuscripts have been preserved from the period before 1200, but it would be strange if there...
20 août 2018

Amulet scroll (tarsh) with polychrome block print, Egypt, perhaps Iran, 10th-11th century

Amulet scroll (tarsh) with polychrome block print, Egypt, perhaps Iran, 10th-11th century
Amulet scroll (tarsh) with polychrome block print, Egypt, perhaps Iran, 10th-11th century, H: 86,6; W: 4,5 cm, Inv. no. 85/2003. © The David Collection, Copenhagen. Amulet scrolls like this one, with brief printed quotations from the Koran and God’s 99...
20 août 2018

A straw-glazed pottery ovoid jar and cover, Tang dynasty (618-907) 

A straw-glazed pottery ovoid jar and cover, Tang dynasty (618-907) 
Lot 273. A straw-glazed pottery ovoid jar and cover, Tang dynasty (618-907); 211 in. (27.9 cm.) high . Estimate USD 3,000 - USD 5,000 . Price realised USD 4,800. © Christie's Images Ltd 2007 Heavily potted, with ovoid body, short neck and lipped rim,...
20 août 2018

An unusual chestnut and straw-glazed pottery figure of a Bactrian camel, Tang dynasty (618-907) 

An unusual chestnut and straw-glazed pottery figure of a Bactrian camel, Tang dynasty (618-907) 
Lot 267. An unusual chestnut and straw-glazed pottery figure of a Bactrian camel, Tang dynasty (618-907); 21 in. (53.3 cm.) high . Estimate USD 10,000 - USD 12,000 . Price realised USD 15,600. © Christie's Images Ltd 2007 Well modelled standing with head...
20 août 2018

A rare small sancai-glazed pottery cat-form waterdropper, Liao dynasty (907-1125) 

A rare small sancai-glazed pottery cat-form waterdropper, Liao dynasty (907-1125) 
Lot 264. A rare small sancai-glazed pottery cat-form waterdropper, Liao dynasty (907-1125); 4¼ in. (10.9 cm.) long . Estimate USD 5,000 - USD 7,000. Price realised USD 6,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2007 Hollow-molded as a recumbent cat with pricked ears...
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