A NISHAPUR POTTERY CONICAL BOWL on short foot, the red clay interior painted in white slip under the pale green glaze with a central stylised bird with scrolling wings, the sides with a band of foliated kufic. the interstices filled with dotted panels, a band of lobed motifs around the rim, the exterior with groups of diagonal stripes, 10th century (slight restoration)

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A NISHAPUR POTTERY CONICAL BOWL on short foot, the red clay interior painted in white slip under the pale green glaze with a central stylised bird with scrolling wings, the sides with a band of foliated kufic. the interstices filled with dotted panels, a band of lobed motifs around the rim, the exterior with groups of diagonal stripes, 10th century (slight restoration)
9¾in. (24.6cm.) diam.
Provenance
Purchased from Kelekian, 1969

Lot Essay

A bowl of unusually fine quality for this group of Nishapur pottery

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