A KASHAN TURQUOISE AND BLACK GLAZED AQUAMANILE in the form of a bull, the legs arising from rectangular base supporting the rounded body with dorsal ridge as tail, an everted mouth and loop handle arising from the centre of the back, the stylised head with large open mouth and loop horns, painted with a band of naskh calligraphy around the neck and arabesques and scrolling vine over the body, black bands around the legs, 13th century (repairs, slight damage to base)

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A KASHAN TURQUOISE AND BLACK GLAZED AQUAMANILE in the form of a bull, the legs arising from rectangular base supporting the rounded body with dorsal ridge as tail, an everted mouth and loop handle arising from the centre of the back, the stylised head with large open mouth and loop horns, painted with a band of naskh calligraphy around the neck and arabesques and scrolling vine over the body, black bands around the legs, 13th century (repairs, slight damage to base)
7¼in. (7¼cm.) high

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