Lot Essay
A thermoluminescence test performed by Oxford Authentication Ltd., sample no.107b42, on 31 January 2007, is consistent with the suggested period of manufacture.
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CENTRAL IRAN, CIRCA 1200
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A MINA'I POTTERY CAT
CENTRAL IRAN, CIRCA 1200
Crouching on flat base, the head with pricked ears, long nose and irregular eyes, the thick body with moulded legs, a vertical spout with loop handle rising from the neck, the rump with small double spout, the white ground decorated with natural features, human figures, harpies and arabesques within blue-outlined panels, the main spout with black arabesque band, base with repaired break, Japanese fitted wooden box
5in. (12.8cm.) high; Base 7in. (17.8cm.) long
CENTRAL IRAN, CIRCA 1200
Crouching on flat base, the head with pricked ears, long nose and irregular eyes, the thick body with moulded legs, a vertical spout with loop handle rising from the neck, the rump with small double spout, the white ground decorated with natural features, human figures, harpies and arabesques within blue-outlined panels, the main spout with black arabesque band, base with repaired break, Japanese fitted wooden box
5in. (12.8cm.) high; Base 7in. (17.8cm.) long
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