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A small Samanid Epigraphic conical Pottery bowl, probably…
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Melbourne
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9-Aug-2022
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A small Samanid Epigraphic conical Pottery bowl, probably Samarkand, Central Asia, 10th century, of conical form in pottery covered in white slip, decorated with a Kufic inscription around the inner rim in black and mid-tone brown slips under a clear glaze. Together with a Japanese wooden box. 4.5 cm high, 10.5 cm diameter. Provenance: Tokyo Art market. Other Notes: for similar Kufic decoration albeit on a much larger bowl, see Christie's London, 'Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds', 8 April 2008, lot 5
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