Lot Essay
The inscription is partly deciphered. A suggested translation is "... How will you sleep? [To be] every day without a lover is unlawful"
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NORTH-EAST IRAN, 10TH CENTURY
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A LARGE NISHAPUR CALLIGRAPHIC CONICAL BOWL
NORTH-EAST IRAN, 10TH CENTURY
On short foot, the white slip-painted interior left plain except for small central dot, an elegant kufic inscription around the inside of the rim, repaired breaks, glaze abraded
15in. (38cm.) diam.
NORTH-EAST IRAN, 10TH CENTURY
On short foot, the white slip-painted interior left plain except for small central dot, an elegant kufic inscription around the inside of the rim, repaired breaks, glaze abraded
15in. (38cm.) diam.
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