Lot 51
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A LARGE SAMARKAND CONICAL POTTERY BOWL
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A LARGE SAMARKAND CONICAL POTTERY BOWL

CENTRAL ASIA, 9TH/10TH CENTURY

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A LARGE SAMARKAND CONICAL POTTERY BOWL
CENTRAL ASIA, 9TH/10TH CENTURY
Of conical form on short foot, the cream interior with "Tang splashed" decoration in emerald-green, yellow and manganese, over a incised design of thick, bold scrolls the interstices of which are decorated with fish-scale motifs, the exterior with vertical splashes of emerald-green, yellow and manganese, repaired breaks and minimal repainting, one small inclusion from a similar bowl
14 3/8in. (36.5cm.) diam.
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Lot Essay

A number of closely related conical bowls were excavated at Nishapur (Charles K. Wilkinson, Nishapur Pottery of the Early Islamic Period, New York, 1974, nos.27 and 40-44, pp.63 and 65, pls.pp.78 and 82-3). Wilkinson however uses the presence of a fish-scale filler design to indicate an Afrasiyab/Samarkand provenance.

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