Catalogue of rare and beautiful Greek, Egyptian, Byzantine and other glass, Persian and other pottery, old enamels, Sumptuous textiles and many other ancient objects of extraordinary interest : to be sold at unrestricted public sale by order of Dikran Khan Kelekian (1903)
American Art Association · New York : American Art Association · leaf 134
690 — Pitcher. Shaped like a Greek oinochoe. Brownish frit; very thick, green, vitreous glaze forming large glassy welt and drops at bottom, partly discolored and showing large patches of iridescence. ' ' Babylonian. ' ' Height, 6 inches. If the shape is considered, this should belong to the… … Diameter, 7^ inches. 692 — Bowl. Shell-shaped, owing to distortion in the furnace. Rich, bluish green glaze with a band of inscription in manganese black on the outside and early arabesque centre and border on the interior. Extremely rich silvery iridescence, especially in the interior of the bowl.…
Kelekian, Dikran G., 1868-1951
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