Another one of Dad's bottles. Got it at a flea market many moons ago. The guy he bought it from said it was a "camel jug," used on long caravans. It has an indented bottom. Can anybody verify this? It's a beautiful piece. Gigster
ORIGINAL: Gigster
Another one of Dad's bottles. Got it at a flea market many moons ago. The guy he bought it from said it was a "camel jug," used on long caravans. It has an indented bottom. Can anybody verify this? It's a beautiful piece. Gigster
ORIGINAL: saratogadriver
I was going to link to the posting that we just went through on persian saddle flasks. It's obviously been deleted. It was a less than cordial exchange, although not nearly up to the stuff I see on the pilot forums.
Let's see if I can distill it. Some people think these are flasks made in persia between 1700 and 1850. Some people think these are 20th century mexican junk. There is not a whole lot of dispositive evidence one way or another.
FWIW, I own two of these things, and they both look and feel old to me.
They have been a mystery to bottle collectors for at least 30 years.
Blueglass1 has developed some new information on them that she is willing to share for a nominal fee. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320588711181&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT
Let the games resume...
Jim G
ORIGINAL: blueglass1
2) If we say they are new or relatively new,.... can anyone conclusively name a glasshouse please in Mexico,Africa,Mediterranean, Iran,Afghanistan,USA,?? that is producing them and where can they be bought in quantity.Personally
ORIGINAL: cryptozoon
Thanks for deleting the entire old thread about this kind of bottle;
did it degenerate so far that nothing there was worth reading?
~Mark
This doesn't seem possible since cryptozoon said these were NEVER produced after 1700, I did enjoy reading and viewing the stuff you sent me Marlena, thank you again....JimORIGINAL: blueglass1
This is a Late Iranian Period Wine Bottle from either Shiraz,Isfahan or Qumm and dates from 1700-1850