A rare "Crusader Ware" dish with incised palmette decoration, Syria, 12th century

of shallow round form with vertical edges, on a thin foot, the red clay body with incised decoration, brown colouring under an amber glaze, featuring a central abstract flower with four palmette motifs in the well, the exterior unglazed

ex-Croisier Collection, Switzerland

Céramiques du Monde Musulman, Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris, 1999.

Céramiques du Monde Musulman, Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris, 1999, p.43.

In general good condition, intact, some pitting to interior, few minor chips to rim, thin chip to exterior of dish, glaze bright, as viewed.
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