NISHAPUR GLAZED BOWL

Ca. AD 900 - 1100 A Nishapur glazed pottery bowl featuring a deep basin and convex walls painted with quadripartite space which is divided into four petals made with green dots on white ground. A homogeneous transparent glaze covers the interior. On the edge of the walls is a stylised pseudo inscription. The exterior is adorned with glaze only on the top under the rim. For similar see: Benaki Museum, a Guide to the museum of Islamic Art, n. 96.
Size: 160mm x 60mm; Weight: 340g
Provenance: Property of a London Islamic art specialist collector; previously in a collection formed since the 1980s.

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Estimate: GBP 300 - 600