Lot 102
  • 102

A Nishapur Calligraphic Bowl, Central Asia, 10th Century

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

of rounded form with inward-sloping rim on a low foot, decorated with a central line of bold kufic in dark brown slip on cream ground

Condition

Some craquelure and abrasion to the rim, signs of cracks with associated restoration, as viewed
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Catalogue Note

inscriptions
One word: li-salama 'For Well-being'