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9 avril 2019

An Aghkand sgraffiato pottery bowl, Persia, 12th-13th century

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Lot 141. An Aghkand sgraffiato pottery bowl, Persia, 12th-13th century; 11.3cm. height, 27.5cm. diam. Estimate 4,000 — 6,000 GBP (4,643- 6,965 EUR)Lot Sold 4,375 GBP (5,072 EUR). Courtesy Sotheby's.

of deep rounded form with straight edges on a short foot, the body with a cream slip-ground decorated with iron brown and copper green splashed glazes, incised drawings, featuring a simurgh amidst foliage, the cavetto with bands containing stylised details, the back left plain, old collector's labels, handwritten 'no.1447' and '6' and printed 'no. 101' and a further faded.

For a related example in the Al-Sabah Collection, Kuwait, and a discussion of this rare type of Persian ceramics, see Watson 2004, pp.252 and 265. Another similar model was sold in these rooms, 6 October 2010, lot 163.

Sotheby's. Arts of the Islamic World including Fine Rugs and Carpets, London, 01 May 2019, 10:30 AM.

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