An Abbasid Lustre Bowl with speckled dot decoration, Iraq, 9th century

of deep, rounded form on a small foot, with a gently splayed rim, the earthenware body painted in lustre on an opaque white glaze with a speckled dot pattern on the interior, and larger strokes to the exterior

Sold at Sotheby's, 10 October 1978, lot 6.
ex-Croisier Collection, Switzerland

Céramiques du Monde Musulman, Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris, 1999.
Perpetual Glory. Medieval Islamic Ceramics From the Harvey B. Plotnick Collection, The Art Institute of Chicago, 2007.

Céramiques du Monde Musulman, Paris, 1999, p.60.
O. Pancaroglu, Perpetual Glory. Medieval Islamic Ceramics from The Harvey B. Plotnick Collection, Chicago, 2007, p.46, no.5.

In good condition, once broken and restored with associated overpainting, few very minor chips to rim, as viewed.
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