Lot Essay
A very similar Bamiyan bowl is in the Khalili Collection (Ernst J. Grube, Cobalt and Lustre, London, 1994, Vol. IX, no. 341, p. 297).
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AFGHANISTAN, 12TH/13TH CENTURY
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A BAMIYAN SGRAFFITO POTTERY DISH
AFGHANISTAN, 12TH/13TH CENTURY
Of shallow form with slightly inverted short vertical sides on three conical feet, the interior incised through the white slip with a central roundel containing a bird surrounded by scrolling palmette vine, in a border of continuous scrolling palmette vine, the cavetto with bold inscription interrupted by roundels, the design splashed with green and manganese, chips
13½in. (34.1cm.) diam.
AFGHANISTAN, 12TH/13TH CENTURY
Of shallow form with slightly inverted short vertical sides on three conical feet, the interior incised through the white slip with a central roundel containing a bird surrounded by scrolling palmette vine, in a border of continuous scrolling palmette vine, the cavetto with bold inscription interrupted by roundels, the design splashed with green and manganese, chips
13½in. (34.1cm.) diam.
Provenance
London Art Market, between 1980s and 1990s.
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 20% on the buyer's premium.
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Andrew Butler-Wheelhouse
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