A SAMARKAND CONICAL BOWL
CENTRAL ASIA, 10TH CENTURY
With sloping sides on short foot, the white interior painted with a brown, green and red interlocking design of strapwork terminating in paired leaves forming linked circles, the interstices filled with dense black and red scrolling designs, the centre with a similar cruciform motif, the two main registers divided by thin green, black outlined stripes, the exterior plain white, repaired breaks
14¼in. (35.8cm) diam.
A SAMARKAND CONICAL BOWL
CENTRAL ASIA, 10TH CENTURY
With sloping sides on short foot, the white interior painted with a brown, green and red interlocking design of strapwork terminating in paired leaves forming linked circles, the interstices filled with dense black and red scrolling designs, the centre with a similar cruciform motif, the two main registers divided by thin green, black outlined stripes, the exterior plain white, repaired breaks
14¼in. (35.8cm) diam.
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