A SAMANID UNDERGLAZE PAINTED BOWL WITH LION, IRAN, 9TH CENTURY
A SAMANID UNDERGLAZE PAINTED BOWL WITH LION, IRAN, 9TH CENTURY

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A SAMANID UNDERGLAZE PAINTED BOWL WITH LION, IRAN, 9TH CENTURY
Of conical form, underglaze painted in manganese, green and black to interior with a prancing lion extending its tongue, with white-spotted abstract motifs to interstices, a band of pseudo-kuficto interior wall - 8 7/8in (22.3cm) diameter

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