ID 1178309
Lot 10 | A NISHAPUR BOWL
Estimate value
£ 8 000 – 12 000
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
Inscribed
In the centre, yumn 'Good fortune'
Around the border repeated bi'l-yumn, 'With good fortune'
In the panel, repeated combinations of the letters alif, lam, ya', mim, nun
Further Details
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| Medium: | Ceramic |
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| Historical era: | Samanid Empire |
| Place of origin: | Iran, Asia |
| Category: | Bowls |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Medium: | Ceramic |
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| Historical era: | Samanid Empire |
| Place of origin: | Iran, Asia |
| Category: | Bowls |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Address of auction |
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