A SULTANABAD BOWL

NORTH WEST PERSIA, 14TH CENTURY

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A SULTANABAD BOWL
NORTH WEST PERSIA, 14TH CENTURY
Rising in conical form from the short foot to the slightly inverted vertical sides and 'T' section rim, the interior painted in black, cobalt-blue, lavender and turquoise with a central leafy roundel containing a stylised animal within a broad band of dense floral sprays around drop-shaped panels between simple plain bands, the rim with a band of black roundels between blue lines, the exterior with a band of blue stylised calligraphy above a band of blue and black dotted motifs, intact, slight chips and iridescence
8½in. (21.6cm.) diam.

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