A NISHAPUR BOWL NORTH EAST IRAN, 10TH CENTURY
A NISHAPUR BOWL
NORTH EAST IRAN, 10TH CENTURY
Of conical form, the white ground decorated under the glaze in red, yellow, and brown, the central roundel containing ornamental kufic within a red knotted border, the cavetto asymmetrically decorated with foliate motifs and further ornamental kufic, the exterior with small brown dashes at rim, otherwise plain, repaired breaks, minor areas of restoration
12 1⁄8in. (30.2cm.) diam.
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Excavated Tepe Alp Arslan, Nishapur, before 1949
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A NISHAPUR BOWL
NORTH EAST IRAN, 10TH CENTURY
Of conical form, the white ground decorated under the glaze in red, yellow, and brown, the central roundel containing ornamental kufic within a red knotted border, the cavetto asymmetrically decorated with foliate motifs and further ornamental kufic, the exterior with small brown dashes at rim, otherwise plain, repaired breaks, minor areas of restoration
12 1⁄8in. (30.2cm.) diam.
Provenance
Excavated Tepe Alp Arslan, Nishapur, before 1949
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