A very rare and impressive antique to ancient ceramic vessel with ornate animal motifs and decorative elements. Excavations in Nishapur, one of the capitals of the Samanid Empire (874-1005), in what is today north-eastern Iran and Uzbekistan, have shown that it was there that this kind of pottery, with its buff ground and most commonly a profusion of small motifs, was produced during the ninth and tenth centuries. Nishapur Decorated Pottery Bowl, Persia, Iran, Ca. 9th to 12th Century AD. Measures 7.75 inches wide x 3.25 inches deep. provenance: Ex Dr. Brian Healy Estate collection, New York.

fair, 3 pieces glued on, minor stress fractures.