A FRAGMENTARY SAMARKAND POTTERY JUG with flattened spherical body, flaring mouth, simple loop handle and short foot, the body plain white save for a band of elegant black kufic around the body, 10th century (handle and part of the mouth missing, repaired)

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A FRAGMENTARY SAMARKAND POTTERY JUG with flattened spherical body, flaring mouth, simple loop handle and short foot, the body plain white save for a band of elegant black kufic around the body, 10th century (handle and part of the mouth missing, repaired)
4½in. (11.4cm.) high

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The inscription may be read as a corrupt version of the saying: "wa bi'l-tadbir sabr min a(l)-nadam" (Planning before work spares you regret). The saying often continues: "Patience is the key to comfort" (Volov, L., "Plaited Kufi on Samanid Epigraphic Pottery", Ars Orientalis, VI, 1966 , p. 133)

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