AN ABBASID TIN GLAZED POTTERY BOWL
AN ABBASID TIN GLAZED POTTERY BOWL

MESOPOTAMIA, 9TH CENTURY

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AN ABBASID TIN GLAZED POTTERY BOWL
MESOPOTAMIA, 9TH CENTURY
Of rounded form with everted lip on short foot, the plain white interior painted in cobalt-blue with a single phrase of flowing kufic, repaired breaks, area of restoration
7¾in. (19.8cm.) diam.
Provenance
Purchased by the present owner in 2010, formerly UK collection since
1970s

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Lot Essay

The kufic inscription across the middle reads, baraka li-sahibihi, 'blessing to the owner.'

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