SAMANID POTTERY BOWL WITH CALLIGRAPHY

Ca. 10th century AD A hemispherical pottery bowl on a short ring foot, the interior decorated with a broad band of angular calligraphy painted in dark brown on a cream ground and bordered by narrow geometric bands. A small pinwheel rosette decorates the centre. Size: 250mm x 90mm; Weight: 710g Provenance: Property of a West London gentleman; previously in a collection formed on the UK/International art market in the 1990s.

Estimate:£400

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