Lot 3. A large Nishapur pottery bowl, North East Iran, 10th century, 37.6 cm diam. Price realised £ 8,820. © Christie's Images Ltd 2024

Of conical form, the white ground decorated with a sepia kufic inscription around the rim, the reverse plain, repaired breaks, small areas of restoration.

Provenance: Excavated Sabz Pushan, Nishapur, before 1949

Christie's. Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds including Rugs and Carpets, London, 25 april 2024