A KASHAN BLUE, BLACK AND WHITE CONICAL POTTERY BOWL

CENTRAL PERSIA, DATED OCTOBER-NOVEMBER 1215 AD

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A KASHAN BLUE, BLACK AND WHITE CONICAL POTTERY BOWL
CENTRAL PERSIA, DATED OCTOBER-NOVEMBER 1215 AD
On cylindrical foot,the white interior with four bands of elegant thuluth alternating with drop-shaped panels around a central blue roundel of waterweed motifs, a black band of reserved naskh around the rim, the exterior with vertical waterweed motifs, light golden iridescence, intact
8in. (21cm.) diam.

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The four radiating inscriptions form an Arabic quatrain attributed to 'Ali. The reserved inscriptions around the rim are two Persian quatrains ending with the date "in rajab, the year six hundred and twelve of the hijra".

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