A MINA'I TURQUOISE-GLAZED POTTERY BOWL
CENTRAL IRAN, CIRCA 1200
Rising from vertical foot through conical sides to slightly everted rim, the turquoise interior decorated with overglaze enamels and gilt with a central mounted horseman within a wide border of complex interlacing black and white arabesques with gold and cobalt highlights, the rim with a band of white kufic reserved against black ground, the exterior with a single band of loose black naskh, repaired breaks
8 1/8in. (20.5cm.) diam.
A MINA'I TURQUOISE-GLAZED POTTERY BOWL
CENTRAL IRAN, CIRCA 1200
Rising from vertical foot through conical sides to slightly everted rim, the turquoise interior decorated with overglaze enamels and gilt with a central mounted horseman within a wide border of complex interlacing black and white arabesques with gold and cobalt highlights, the rim with a band of white kufic reserved against black ground, the exterior with a single band of loose black naskh, repaired breaks
8 1/8in. (20.5cm.) diam.
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