Lot 333
333
Various Properties
AN ABBASID LUSTRE POTTERY BOWL of rounded form with everted lip on short foot, the white interior with a central figure of a stylised bird on a ground of small chevron-motifs, the rim with lobed motifs, the exterior with concentric roundels with chevron-motif centres on a ground of dot- and dash-motifs, the underside of the foot with a kufic inscription, 9th century (crudely repaired)

Details
AN ABBASID LUSTRE POTTERY BOWL of rounded form with everted lip on short foot, the white interior with a central figure of a stylised bird on a ground of small chevron-motifs, the rim with lobed motifs, the exterior with concentric roundels with chevron-motif centres on a ground of dot- and dash-motifs, the underside of the foot with a kufic inscription, 9th century (crudely repaired)
8in. (20.4cm.) diam.

Lot Essay

Very few Abbasid lustre vessels bear a potter' s signature on the underside of the foot, usually introduced by the word 'amal (the work of). It is much more common to find the word "baraka".

The inscription on our piece may perhaps be read as "bakir". The re preceeds the letters to follow in order to provide a tight arrangement for the small amount of space available.

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