A SYRIAN POTTERY BOWL with gently flaring sides rising from a short foot, the exterior painted with a band of black floral motifs, the interior with two lines round the rim and a cross motif in the centre, all under a thick turquoise glaze, a group of four holes pierced in three places around the wall and covered by the glaze, | Christie's

Lot 242

242

A SYRIAN POTTERY BOWL with gently flaring sides rising from a short foot, the exterior painted with a band of black floral motifs, the interior with two lines round the rim and a cross motif in the centre, all under a thick turquoise glaze, a group of four holes pierced in three places around the wall and covered by the glaze,

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A SYRIAN POTTERY BOWL with gently flaring sides rising from a short foot, the exterior painted with a band of black floral motifs, the interior with two lines round the rim and a cross motif in the centre, all under a thick turquoise glaze, a group of four holes pierced in three places around the wall and covered by the glaze,
4in. (10cm.) diam.

Lot Essay

A dish from the same group was sold in these rooms 9th October 1990, lot 165. This bowl is unusual in combining the black decoration with piercing, a feature not found normally in Damascus or Aleppo wares.

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