NORTH EAST PERSIA, 10TH CENTURY
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A NISHAPUR POTTERY BOWL
NORTH EAST PERSIA, 10TH CENTURY
With shallow base, rounded sides and incurving mouth on short foot, the cream interior with a small central dot, the upper part with a single bold manganese kufic word, the lower half with a manganese outlined brick red repeat of the same word divided by sepia drop motifs, the exterior plain, intact, slight encrustation and loss of glaze on the exterior
8½in. (21.8cm.) diam.
NORTH EAST PERSIA, 10TH CENTURY
With shallow base, rounded sides and incurving mouth on short foot, the cream interior with a small central dot, the upper part with a single bold manganese kufic word, the lower half with a manganese outlined brick red repeat of the same word divided by sepia drop motifs, the exterior plain, intact, slight encrustation and loss of glaze on the exterior
8½in. (21.8cm.) diam.