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A BEAUTIFUL ISLAMIC NISHAPUR BOWL WITH HORSE 10TH CENTURY

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A BEAUTIFUL ISLAMIC NISHAPUR BOWL WITH HORSE 10TH CENTURY
A BEAUTIFUL & VERY RARE ANCIENT ISLAMIC NISHAPUR BUFF WARE POTTERY BOWL, ABBASID OR SAMANID PERIOD CIRCA 10TH CENTURY.Earthenware, polychrome decoration. This earthenware bowl was produced in the 10th century in Nishapur. The bowl of deep round shape is resting on a short foot. In the center it shows the depiction of a Horse. The glazing décor is executed in the typical colors of Nishapur ware black, brown, green and yellow. Animal & Floral motifs are a frequent motif of the Nishapur ware of the 10th century. During the Islamic Golden age, especially in the 9th and 10th century, Nishapur was one of the centers of pottery and related forms of art. The bowl is in good condition. featuring a stylised Horse in center bordered with
reserved stylized palmettes & decorated with black, Green & yellow with geometric Dots and Arabseque details ground. circular interlaced medallions each decorated with styled black flowers on yellow & splashed green. Size: 19 cm diam