North Africa to Middle East, Islamic culture, ca. 12th century CE. A wheel-thrown pottery bowl of a sizable form displaying vibrant black and red hues atop the cream ground. The interior of the bowl features a graceful antelope that stands with one foreleg extended and presents with an ornately decorated body, a pointed tail, and a raised head bearing a large pair of horns. The exterior features black and red foliate patterns along the rim, and the area surrounding the foot is undecorated. Size: 9.75" W x 4.125" H (24.8 cm x 10.5 cm)

Provenance: private Orange County, California, USA collection acquired in August 2008; ex-private Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, UK collection; ex-private collection of a London gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1950s

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#156366

Light encrustations along foot, exterior, and interior, with light fading to original pigment, otherwise intact and very good. Nice earthen deposits and remains of pigment throughout. Great craquelure to glaze.