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

SAMARRA, MESOPOTAMIA, 9TH CENTURY

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AN ABBASID TIN GLAZED POTTERY BOWL
Samarra, Mesopotamia, 9th Century
Of rounded form with everted rim on short foot, the pale grey interior painted with a single highly stylised cobalt-blue bird, otherwise plain, foot ground down, rim very slightly chipped, repaired clean breaks with minimal restoration
9 7/8in. (25.1cm.) diam.
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Lot Essay

Animal decoration is very rare in this type of pottery. Another example is in the Ashmolean Museum, but showing a fish issuing leafy sprays from its mouth rather than the present bird (Fehérvári, G.: Islamic Pottery, A Comprehensive Study Based on The Barlow Collection, London, 1973, p.45, no.16).

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