A Nishapur Calligraphic bowl, Eastern Persia, 10th century

of deep conical form, decorated in manganese black with a radial band of mannered Kufic in the cavetto, with the single word 'Ahmad' in the centre, the exterior with four alternating lines of abstracted script and leafy motifs in between

In fairly good condition, once broken and restored with associated overpainting and some areas of infill, as viewed.
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inscriptions
With the word ‘Ahmad’ in the centre.