Lot 139
  • 139

An Intact Kashan Lustre Footed Bowl, Persia, Circa 1200

Estimate
20,000 - 25,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

of rounded form with slightly everted rim on a spreading foot, painted in lustre over the glaze with a glide repeat of a human-headed bird or harpy contained within a chain-pattern lattice, a band of calligraphy below the rim, the exterior with vertical panels filled with scrolls

Condition

intact, some loss of colour on the extreior, overall good, as viewed
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