A Nishapur Bowl with winglike decoration, Eastern Persia, 10th century

of deep rounded form on a short foot with a slightly splayed rim, composed of an earthenware body decorated with a black slip and light and olive green slip decoration under a transparent glaze, featuring an abstract, wing-like design

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, Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris, 1999, p.49.
O. Pancaroglu, Perpetual Glory. Medieval Islamic Ceramics from The Harvey B. Plotnick Collection, The Art Institute of Chicago, 2007, p.78, no.37.

In fairly good condition, once broken and restored with associated overpainting, small crack to rim, some erosion consistent with age, as viewed.
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This beautiful bowl with black and green decoration features a paired wing motif that is reminiscent of traditional Sassanian crowns evoking memories of ancient symbols of royalty and power.