Persia, Ca. 10th-11th century AD A brown glazed pottery bowl of a deep hemispherical-shaped body rising from a ring foot. From the 9th century onwards, distinctive Islamic ceramic styles, often involving glazed and/or incised decoration developed and spread across the Islamic world and beyond; Islamic ceramics also had an important influence on pottery production in Italy and in the Byzantine empire.Size: L:86mm / W:141mm ; 390gProvenance: Private London collection of Early Islamic Art - M.A.; formerly acquired on the UK art market since the 1980s.