AN ABBASID TIN GLAZED POTTERY BOWL of rounded form with everted lip on short foot, the pale creamy grey interior with a central two-line kufic inscription, possibly a repetition of the word 'baraka' (blessing), flanked by four emerald-green trianguLAr panels stretching to the rim, 9th century (repaired)

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AN ABBASID TIN GLAZED POTTERY BOWL of rounded form with everted lip on short foot, the pale creamy grey interior with a central two-line kufic inscription, possibly a repetition of the word 'baraka' (blessing), flanked by four emerald-green trianguLAr panels stretching to the rim, 9th century (repaired)
8in. (20.4cm.) diam.

Provenance

With Farhadi and Anavian, New York

Lot Essay

Two bowls with almost identical inscriptions have been sold in these Rooms, 11th October 1988, lot 351 and 19 October 1993, lot 256. Both of these examples had borders of cobalt-blue swags rather than the green panels of the present dish.

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