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Byzantine Masterpieces : Byzantine Mold-Blown Light Honey Color Glass Jug
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Byzantine Mold-Blown Light Honey Color Glass Jug - GF.0080
Origin: Beit Fajar, Israel
Circa: 400
AD
to 600
AD
Catalogue: V1
Collection: Byzantine Art
Medium: Glass
Location: UAE
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Extremely fine Byzantine mold-blown light
honey-color glass jug of hexagonal shape, with
trailed handle, cylindrical neck and snake thread
decoration. A six-pointed star adorns the base
which also bears a pontil mark. The six side
panels are decorated with lozenge patterns,
impressed lattice patterns and palmette motifs.
The superb quality of this jug suggests it was
blown into a virgin mold.
The beauty of glass is so ephemeral, so delicate
and elusive that it does not seem as if it were
created to last. Yet, the graceful loveliness of this
ritual jug has endured through the centuries
when so much else has vanished into dust. We
are captivated not only by its radiant visual
energy, but also by its survival in the face of all
odds.
- (GF.0080)
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