Lot 25
A Minai turquoise pottery Bowl Persia, 13th/ 14th Century
10 April 2008, 10:00 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £1,080 inc. premium
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Persia, 13th/ 14th Century
Persia, 13th/ 14th Century
with rounded sides on a short foot, painted in polychrome with a central prince on horseback within a band of kufic inscription in gilt, the sides with four horsemen, a continuous lobed motif on the rim, all on a turquoise ground, verso with a band of inscription
18.7 cm. diam.
18.7 cm. diam.
Footnotes
Provenance:
Acquired, 1973.
The inscription in kufic within the interior is a repetition of; 'Glory and'; the outer inscription reads: 'Perpetual Glory and Prosperity'.