Lot 25: A GROUP OF FOUR ISLAMIC BLUE AND BLACK GLASS GAMING PIECES, PROBABLY SYRIA, 13TH CENTURY OR LATER.
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A group of four Islamic glass gaming pieces, probably Syrian, comprising two of deep cobalt-blue glass and two of dark near-black glass. Each of solid cylindrical form with a rounded domed top and flat base. The surfaces display extensive age-related weathering, iridescence, fine crackling and areas of earthen encrustation, with subtle variations in form and colour.
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