A NISHAPUR POTTERY BOWL

NORTH EAST PERSIA, 10TH CENTURY

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A NISHAPUR POTTERY BOWL
NORTH EAST PERSIA, 10TH CENTURY
Of shallow conical form with rounded sides and slightly inverted mouth, the white interior painted in manganese with a simple kufic word, in a border of stylised foliated kufic with spotted yellow-staining black panels in the interstices, the exterior with a simple band of 'comma' motifs, repaired clean breaks
10.1/8in. (25.8cm.) diam.

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