Lot 149: AN ABBASID UNDERGLAZE POTTERY BOWL, MESOPOTAMIA, 9TH CENTURY
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The interior is decorated with Kufic calligraphy executed in a copper-green pigment against a cream-coloured slip ground, covered with a clear lead glaze. The central well displays a prominent Kufic motif, while three additional calligraphic flourishes are spaced around the interior walls. The exterior shows a buff-coloured clay body beneath a thin and worn glaze.
Diameter: 13.5cm
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