Lot Essay
The inscriptions comprise Persian benedictory phrases.
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CENTRAL PERSIA, CIRCA 1200
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A KASHAN LUSTRE POTTERY JUG
CENTRAL PERSIA, CIRCA 1200
Rising from the spreading foot to the pronounced rounded shoulder supporting a cylindrical neck, a simple loop handle with pointed thumbpiece linking the mouth and shoulder, the body painted in a brilliant coppery lustre with a band of reserved palmette interlace around the shoulder, a band of lobed palmettes below divided by a band of reserved naskh inscription, a band of lobed motifs below reserved naskh inscription around the neck, the interior of the mouth with stylised kufic, mouth chips, otherwise intact
7.1/8in. (18.1cm.) high
CENTRAL PERSIA, CIRCA 1200
Rising from the spreading foot to the pronounced rounded shoulder supporting a cylindrical neck, a simple loop handle with pointed thumbpiece linking the mouth and shoulder, the body painted in a brilliant coppery lustre with a band of reserved palmette interlace around the shoulder, a band of lobed palmettes below divided by a band of reserved naskh inscription, a band of lobed motifs below reserved naskh inscription around the neck, the interior of the mouth with stylised kufic, mouth chips, otherwise intact
7.1/8in. (18.1cm.) high