A Small Nishapur or Samarqand Dish with vegetal decoration, Eastern Persia or Central Asia, 10th century

of shallow rounded form, decorated under the glaze in manganese black with a band of foliate scrolls and a geometric pattern around the rim, featuring a quatrefoil motif to the centre

ex-Croisier Collection, Switzerland

Islamic Pottery: 800-1400 AD, an exhibition arranged by the Islamic Art Circle, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1 October-30 November 1969.
Céramiques du Monde Musulman, Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris, 1999.

Islamic Pottery: 800-1400 AD, an exhibition arranged by the Islamic Art Circle, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1 October-30 November 1969, p.18, no.37.
Céramiques du Monde Musulman, Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris, 1999, p.58.

In good condition, once broken and restored with associated overpainting and over-spray, as viewed.
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