SAMARKAND, CENTRAL ASIA, OR POSSIBLY NISHAPUR, NORTH EAST IRAN, 10TH/11TH CENTURY

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A SAMANID POTTERY BOWL
SAMARKAND, CENTRAL ASIA, OR POSSIBLY NISHAPUR, NORTH EAST IRAN, 10TH/11TH CENTURY
Of rounded form on short foot, the maroon ground painted with a broad band of stylised white kufic inscription, the interior with a single word of similar style, the exterior plain, repaired breaks, some repainting
7 7/8in. (20.5cm.) diam.

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Lot Essay

The inscription consists of a repeated word that appears to read kula. Fragments of bowls of this technique and design were found both at Nishapur, where Wilkinson notes it as being an unusual style for Nishapur (Charles K. Wilkinson, Nishapur Pottery of the Early Islamic Period, New York, 1974, no.44, p.168 and pl.p.177) and at Afrasiyab/Samarkand (Terres secrètes de Samarcande, exhibition catalogue, Paris 1992, no.165, p.96).

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