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Spherical bottle, green glass with red threads, Iran or Syria, 8th-10th century

Spherical bottle, green glass with red threads, Iran or Syria, 8th-10th century, H: 15.8; Maximum diam: 17 cm, Inv. no. 37/2001. © The David Collection. The bottle has a simple but elegant decoration. The dark-green glass encloses lacquer-red fragments...

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Tags: 8th-10th century, Iran or Syria, Spherical bottle, green glass with red threads

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7 août 2018

Flacon of blue glass with marvered white-thread decoration, Egypt or Syria, 8th-9th century

Flacon of blue glass with marvered white-thread decoration, Egypt or Syria, 8th-9th century, H: 5.5 cm, Inv. no. 31/2003. © The David Collection. This little flacon, which was used for fragrant oil or balsam, belongs to a well-known type that has been...

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Tags: flacon, Syria, Egypt, 8th-9th Century, blue glass with marvered white-thread decoration

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7 août 2018

Flacon, yellowish and blue-green glass, Syria?, 7th-9th century

Flacon, yellowish and blue-green glass, Syria?, 7th-9th century, H: 10 cm, Inv. no. 49/1979. © The David Collection. This blown flacon was mounted so that it became part of a horse-like animal made of pinched glass. The flacon belongs to a type that is...

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Tags: flacon, Syria, 7th-9th Century, yellowish and blue-green glass

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7 août 2018

Earthenware cup with molded decoration and yellow and green glazes, Iraq or Syria, 8th-9th century

Earthenware cup with molded decoration and yellow and green glazes, Iraq or Syria, 8th-9th century. H: 7; Diam without handle: 13.9 cm, Inv. no. 4/2006. © The David Collection. The cup was given uniform, fairly small-patterned decorations in low relief....

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Tags: Cup, Syria, Earthenware, Iraq, yellow and green glaze, 8th-9th Century

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7 août 2018

Earthenware cup with molded or stamped decoration and a yellow and green glaze, Iraq or Syria, 8th-9th century

Earthenware cup with molded or stamped decoration and a yellow and green glaze, Iraq or Syria, 8th-9th century. H: 7.8; Diam. at top: 12 cm, Inv. no. 26/1995 © The David Collection. Both the shape and the decoration of this cup with a handle were undoubtedly...

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Tags: Cup, Syria, Earthenware, Iraq, yellow and green glaze, 8th-9th Century

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7 août 2018

Earthenware storage jar with a turquoise glaze, Western Iran or Iraq, 8th century

Earthenware storage jar with a turquoise glaze, Western Iran or Iraq, 8th century. H: 40; Diam: c. 34 cm, Inv. no. 27/2003. © The David Collection. Green-glazed jars like this one are among the oldest known from the Islamic period, and the type goes back...

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Tags: Earthenware, Storage Jar, 8th century, Western Iran Iraq, turquoise glaze

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7 août 2018

Parchment leaf from a Koran written in early Kufi, Syria, 1st half of 8th century

Parchment leaf from a Koran written in early Kufi, Syria, 1st half of 8th century, 46.5 × 39.9 cm, Inv. no. 26/2003 © The David Collection. The script on this leaf from an early Koran with a vertical format is a precursor of Kufi calligraphy, which was...

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Tags: Syria, Koran, 1st half of 8th century, Parchment leaf, Kufi

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5 août 2018

Ornament for a belt or horse fittings, Iran, 6th-7th century

Ornament for a belt or horse fittings, parcel-gilt silver, embossed, chased, and engraved, Iran, 6th-7th century. H without eyes: 0.7; Diam: 5.5 cm, Inv. no. 4/1967. © The David Collection. Metal roundels of this kind, fitted with a bar at the back for...

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Tags: Iran, Horse Fittings, 6th-7th Century, Ornament for a belt

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5 août 2018

Drinking bowl, parcel-gilt silver, Iran, 6th-7th century

Drinking bowl, parcel-gilt silver, Iran, 6th-7th century. H: 3.7; Diam: 12.1 cm, Inv. no. 8/1966. © The David Collection. The outside of this bowl is decorated with a centrally placed naked man, seated with a wineskin and a drinking bowl. Around him is...

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Tags: parcel-gilt silver, Iran, 6th-7th Century, drinking bowl

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5 août 2018

Silver bowl, Eastern Iran or Afghanistan, 4th-5th century

Bowl, silver on a low ring base, Eastern Iran or Afghanistan; 4th-5th century. H: 7.3; Diam: 14.6 cm, Inv. no. 2/1984. © The David Collection. The outside of the bowl is embellished with three dynamically rendered scenes with princes on horseback hunting...

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Tags: Afghanistan, 4th-5th Century, Silver Bowl, Eastern Iran

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