NISHAPUR SLIP-PAINTED CALLIGRAPHIC DISH
NISHAPUR SLIP-PAINTED CALLIGRAPHIC DISH, PERSIA, CIRCA 10TH CENTURY AD
the earthenware body of almost flat form, with a shallow cavetto and wide rim, on a short foot, decorated with a cream slip-painted ground featuring a bold Kufic inscription along the edge and a central dot in dark brown, reverse plain
33cm diameter
Provenance: Private collection since 1980s