An Abbasid tin-glazed pottery bowl, Mesopotamia, 9th century
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October 25, 04:59 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
of rounded form with everted rim on a short foot, decorated in cobalt blue in an opacified tin glaze with a single-line Kufic inscription
21cm. max. diam.
inscriptions:
baraka 'amal [Muhammad?]
'Blessing, the work of [Muhammad?]'
In his seminal work on early Islamic pottery, Arthur Lane praises the "candid simplicity" of early tin-glazed painted wares, comparing the absorption of the cobalt in the glaze to "ink on snow" (Lane 1947, p.13).
A similar bowl with an off-centred inscription is in the Genève collection part. I (see Genève 1981, p.21, fig.27).
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