Lot 13. Seljuk bowl with writing inscribed in sgraffito,  Persia, Ca. 12th-13th century AD. Size: L:89mm / W:186mm ; 375g. Estimate £450-£900. © Apollo Art Auctions

A ceramic bowl of hemispherical shape rising from a ring foot. The interior is painted in black and pale blue under a transparent glaze, decorated with a radial design around the central register featuring four inscribed panels, alternating with blue stripes and panels of abstract motifs.

Provenance: Private London collection of Early Islamic Art - M.A.; formerly acquired on the UK art market since the 1980s.

Note: For a similar see Kayseri, Museum of Seljuk Civilization, inv. SUM-52.

Apollo Art Auctions.  ANCIENT & ISLAMIC ART. London, Aug 28, 2022.