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Slip Painted Calligraphic Bowl - ADC.168
Origin: Central Asia
Circa: 10 th Century AD to 11 th Century AD
Dimensions: 3.35" (8.5cm) high x 13.23" (33.6cm) wide
Collection: Islamic Art
Style: Nishapur Ware
Medium: Earthenware

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Location: Great Britain

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Description

Large bowl, slip-painted, polychrome-on-white ware. Buff earthenware coated with a white slip and decorated black and tomato-red, showing a large floriated Kufic inscription with some tomato-red leafs. There is a small black painted bird at the base. Iran, Nishapur, 10th century. Ht. 9cm; Top diam. 33cm; Base diam. 12cm. Comparative material: Khalili Collection, 1994, cat.no.64, p.76; Al-Sabah collection, cat.no.Ga.15, inv.no.LNS728C, p.216. Prof. Geza Fehervari Prof. Geoffrey King - (ADC.168)

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