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ISLAMIC SAMARKAND DECORATED CONICAL BOWL 10TH CENTURY

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Coins: Ancient Start Price:1,200.00 USD Estimated At:2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD
ISLAMIC SAMARKAND DECORATED CONICAL BOWL 10TH CENTURY
AN IMPRRESSIVE & RARE ANCIENT ISLAMIC SAMANID DECORATED CONICAL POTTERY BOWL, SAMARKAND CENTRAL ASIA CIRCA 10TH CENTURY,with geometric border with sloping sides on short foot, the white interior painted with a black and red interlocking design of strapwork terminating in paired leaves forming linked circles, the interstices filled with dense black and red scrolling designs, the centre with a similar cruciform motif, the two main registers divided by thin white & black lines. With beautiful Flowers designs, Samanids were Ruling During Abbasid Dynasty. For a Similar Example
see Christies Arts of Islamic World 17 April 2007 Auction Lot#133 and was sold for 8,400 GBP ( Around 12,000 USD )