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MESOPOTAMIA, 9TH CENTURY
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A SAMARRA LUSTRE POTTERY BOWL
MESOPOTAMIA, 9TH CENTURY
Of angled rounded form with everted sloping rim on short foot, the white interior with a bold lustre bird with pronounced tail, the border extending from the sides onto the rim with dotted motifs around everted lobed panels reaching to the cusping around the rim, the exterior with dot and dash motifs around concentric circular panels with centres filled with small chevron-motifs, the underside of the foot with a small floral motif, repaired, very slight restoration
7.5/8in. (19,4cm.) diam.
MESOPOTAMIA, 9TH CENTURY
Of angled rounded form with everted sloping rim on short foot, the white interior with a bold lustre bird with pronounced tail, the border extending from the sides onto the rim with dotted motifs around everted lobed panels reaching to the cusping around the rim, the exterior with dot and dash motifs around concentric circular panels with centres filled with small chevron-motifs, the underside of the foot with a small floral motif, repaired, very slight restoration
7.5/8in. (19,4cm.) diam.