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Lot 161
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An Abbasid lustre dish featuring a hare, Iraq, 9th/10th century

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Earthenware
the earthenware body painted in a golden lustre on an opaque white glaze, depicting a plump hare on a hatched line ground within a scalloped border

Condition

In fairly good condition, once broken and restored with associated over-painting (of orange colour - slightly different and distinguished from original glaze), also areas of infill, as viewed.
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