ID 1033195
Lot 37 | A SULTANABAD POTTERY BOWL
Estimate value
£ 4 000 – 6 000
EASTERN IRAN, 14TH CENTURY
Of rounded form on short foot, painted under the clear glaze in blue and black, the interior decorated with a central rosette surrounded by a band of pseudo-calligraphy and an outer band of alternating floral motifs, the exterior with alternating blue and black vertical lines, inventory numbers in black ink on the base, rim chips, otherwise intact
8 ½in. (21.7cm.) diam.
Provenance
American collection by 1971
Further details
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