Hexagonal jug with Christian decoration. The body is decorated with six panels. One showing an altar decorated with a zigzag, topped by a cross with triangular branches. Two with palm decorations. Another depicts a hooded monk wearing a thorakion and tunic. The last two of crosses.
Yellowish glass with multicolored iridescence. Honey-colored handle. 
Near East or Egypt, VI-VIIth century.
Height : 24,8 cm
(Missing the net which was applied on the neck. Otherwise remarkable condition.)

Note : For a jug with similar decoration, Musée du Louvre, n°OA6418.
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Lot no. 131

Hexagonal jug with Christian decoration. The body is decorated with six panels. One showing an altar decorated with a zigzag, topped by a cross with triangular branches. Two with palm decorations. Another depicts a hooded monk wearing a thorakion and tunic. The last two of crosses. Yellowish glass with multicolored iridescence. Honey-colored handle. Near East or Egypt, VI-VIIth century. Height : 24,8 cm (Missing the net which was applied on the neck. Otherwise remarkable condition.) Note : For a jug with similar decoration, Musée du Louvre, n°OA6418.

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€3,200
Buyer's premium
28%
Hexagonal jug with Christian decoration. The body is decorated with six panels. One showing an altar decorated with a zigzag, topped by a cross with triangular branches. Two with palm decorations. Another depicts a hooded monk wearing a thorakion and tunic. The last two of crosses. Yellowish glass with multicolored iridescence. Honey-colored handle. Near East or Egypt, VI-VIIth century. Height : 24,8 cm (Missing the net which was applied on the neck. Otherwise remarkable condition.) Note : For a jug with similar decoration, Musée du Louvre, n°OA6418.
Sale Friday 18 March 2022・15:30 (Europe/Paris)
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