Two Nishapur conical pottery bowls, Iran, 10th century, the first underglaze painted in ochre, red and brown with arabesque design around the body on cream background, restored, 9.1 cm. diam., 6.9 cm. high; the second a sgraffiato splash ware...

Two Nishapur conical pottery bowls, Iran, 10th century, the first underglaze painted in ochre, red and brown with arabesque design around the body on cream background, restored, 9.1 cm. diam., 6.9 cm. high; the second a sgraffiato splash ware pottery dish, the earthenware body incised to the well and rim, decorated with splashes of brown, green and yellow glazes, restored 5.5 cm. high x 19.2 cm. diam. (2) Provenance: Private UK Collection formed in the 1960s and 70s
Both with areas of restoration and associated repainting