PROBABLY NORTH IRAN, 10TH/11TH CENTURY

The technical features found on this bowl, particularly the use of small white dots to enhance a linear design, are found on vessels attributed both to Iran, frequently going under the name of "Sari" (Ernst J. Grube, Cobalt and Lustre, London, 1994, nos.110-113, pp. 110-111; Oya Pancaroglu, Perpetual Glory, New Haven and London 2007, nos.30-31, pp.72-73). It is rare enough to find quadrupeds in the decoration of the vessels in this group, and human figures are almost unknown.