A Nishapur buffware pottery bowl with peacock, North East Iran,...
A Nishapur buffware pottery bowl with peacock, North East Iran, 10th century, of hemispherical form on short foot, the interior painted under the glaze in green, yellow and brown with the central figure of a peacock, with delineated and coloured wings and tail feathers, band of pseudo-inscription to interior rim, the exterior with repeating scroll pattern, 20cm. diam. x 11cm. high Provenance: Private collection, Italy acquired in the 1980s
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A Nishapur buffware pottery bowl with peacock, North East Iran, 10th century, of hemispherical form on short foot, the interior painted under the glaze in green, yellow and brown with the central figure of a peacock, with delineated and coloured wings and tail feathers, band of pseudo-inscription to interior rim, the exterior with repeating scroll pattern, 20cm. diam. x 11cm. high Provenance: Private collection, Italy acquired in the 1980s
