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A large Nishapur calligraphic pottery bowl, Persia or Central Asia, 10th century 
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30,000 — 40,000
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139
A large Nishapur calligraphic pottery bowl, Persia or Central Asia, 10th century 
估價
Dagger
Normal VAT rules apply and the standard rate of VAT will be charged on both hammer price and premium. In France the reduced rate is applied where the item is defined as a book for VAT purposes. In Australia GST is charged at the standard rate on both hammer price and premium.
30,000 — 40,000
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Arts of the Islamic World including Fine Rugs and Carpets

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A large Nishapur calligraphic pottery bowl, Persia or Central Asia, 10th century 
of deep conical form, decorated in dark brown on a slip-painted ground with four Kufic calligraphic inscriptions under the rim and point to centre, plain exterior
10.5cm. height
34.3cm. diam. 
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‘Modesty is a branch of faith and faith is’

Slip-painted bowls with calligraphic decoration such as this are thought to have been inspired by silverware. With their conical form, straight sides, wide flat foot and black on white colour scheme recalling niello on burnished silver, the ceramic dishes echo the few extant examples of Central Asian silverwork produced for the ruling elite. The bold and geometric Kufic inscriptions that typify this group are elegantly executed with a brush and then tidied up along the edges with a palette knife. The ground is kept pristine white to show the calligraphy to greatest effect.

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