Property from a European private collection
A large Nishapur pottery bowl with stylised palmettes, Transoxiana, circa 10th century
Auction Closed
October 27, 03:41 PM GMT
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
of truncated conical form with straight flaring walls and short foot, decorated in brown, olive green and ochre slips on a cream slip ground with a large composite palmette with sgraffito details, smaller stylised palmettes, geometric details and peacock-eye filler motifs
12cm. height; 30.5cm. diam.
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Sotheby's London, 25 April 2002, lot 73.
The striking and bold motifs on this intact bowl are offset by a runny glaze creating an effect of immediacy and action. A number of bowls with variants on this decoration were excavated in Nishapur, Persia (see Wilkinson 1973, p.146 no.3 and p.147, nos.5a &b).
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