Live Auction 7987Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds
A SAMANID CONICAL POTTERY BOWL
Lot 27

A SAMANID CONICAL POTTERY BOWL

CENTRAL ASIA OR NORTH EAST IRAN, 10TH CENTURY

Closed6 October 2011

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A SAMANID CONICAL POTTERY BOWL
CENTRAL ASIA OR NORTH EAST IRAN, 10TH CENTURY
Rising from a flat foot to conical sides, the white interior with strong black kufic inscription, single dot to centre, exterior in plain white, repaired breaks
10 7/8in. (27.8cm.) diam.

Arab private collection since 1990s.

Specialist note

The inscription around this bowl reads, al-'ilm ashraf al-ansab wa al-muruwwa ashbak, 'Knowledge is the most noble lineage and chivalry the most intricate'.