M43

Islamic Nishapur calligraphic pottery bowl

A cream slip glazed pottery bowl decorated to the interior with brown glazed calligraphic script arranged in a cruciform pattern.

Eastern Iran, probably Nishapur, c. 10th Century AD

Expertly repaired from five large pieces.

Size: 10.9 x 4.3 cms

Ex. private collection, Denmark; acquired early 20th Century.