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Author Topic: Mdina vase help please.  (Read 1911 times)

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Offline blueboyukb

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Mdina vase help please.
« on: May 18, 2018, 06:23:11 PM »
I have been left a deep blue/green Mdina vase, around 6 inches tall, very chunky, with yellow ochre-like streaks through it. What makes it unusual are the , what i can only describe as 'lugs' on each side.I have searched Mdina sites but am unable to find pics of another. can anyone tell me more please?.

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Re: Mdina vase help please.
« Reply #1 on: May 18, 2018, 06:39:00 PM »
Hi and welcome. :)
You seem to be on absolutely the right track with your lug description.
These are called "pulled ear" vases. Yours has a wide rim, so is not a very early one, (those have narrow "button" rims) but still dates to the ~ '80s.

Cheers, Sue M. (she/her)

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Re: Mdina vase help please.
« Reply #2 on: May 18, 2018, 06:42:44 PM »
Thanks for the swift reply!.It was bought by an elderly friend but i didn't know when. That's a big help. Is it a rare item? as i haven't been able to find pics of similar on any site i have searched.

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Re: Mdina vase help please.
« Reply #3 on: May 18, 2018, 06:51:33 PM »
No, not rare. You should find plenty on the web, now you have the proper name. :)
Cheers, Sue M. (she/her)

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Re: Mdina vase help please.
« Reply #4 on: May 18, 2018, 11:06:36 PM »
It'd be worth a browse (or search) in our Malta forum as well. I'll move this topic over there for you now.
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