ID 1178508
Lot 12 | TWO NISHAPUR MOULDED POTTERY BOWLS
Valeur estimée
£ 3 000 – 5 000
NORTH EAST IRAN, 12TH CENTURY
Each of typical form, the body moulded with a large inscription in kufic against a ground of arabesques with animals, glazed with cobalt-blue and turquoise, the interior plain, on an unglazed foot, each restored
5 7⁄8in. (14.8cm.) and 6in. (15.2cm.) diam.
Provenance
Each excavated Rayy, cobalt blue bowl 1943; the turquoise bowl 1922
Inscribed
The cobalt-blue bowl has fragmentary inscriptions reading wa’l-…‘ada (al-sa’adah?) wa’l-d… wa’l-ki[rama?] …, ‘… and happiness(?) and … and generosity(?) …’
Further Details
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| Matériel: | Céramique |
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| Époque historique: | Dynastie seldjoukide |
| Lieu d'origine: | Iran, Asie |
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| Matériel: | Céramique |
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| Époque historique: | Dynastie seldjoukide |
| Lieu d'origine: | Iran, Asie |
| Catégorie maison de vente aux enchères: | Tous les autres types d'objets |
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