A large sgraffiato splashware pottery Bowl . Egypt, 13th-14th Century
A large sgraffiato splashware pottery Bowl . Egypt, 13th-14th Century. Photo Bonhams
red clay body, the mustard slip with green splashes, incised with a central roundel scrolling motif, filled with and surrounded by bands of scrolling motif ; 32 cm. diam. Lot 55. Estimate: £40,000 - 60,000 (€48,000 - 72,000) 'US$ 63,000 - 95,000).
Notes: The dense scrolling motif can be found on two bowls in the Al-Sabah Collection, Kuwait (Watson, O., Ceramics From Islamic Lands, London, 2004, cat. R.18 and cat. R. 20, accession nos. LNS 856C and LNS 322 C)
This lot is accompanied by a thermolunescence test from Oxford Authentification sample no: N110c27) stating the date is between 600 and 1000 years old.
Bonhams. 24 Apr 2012 10:30 a.m. London, New Bond Street. Islamic and Indian Art