A group of Islamic pottery Vessels and Sherds
Egypt, Mesopotamia, Syria and Persia, 9th-15th Century
Egypt, Mesopotamia, Syria and Persia, 9th-15th Century
comprising four small jugs, eight small bowls, nineteen sherds, a pottery maquette and an unglazed moulded pottery tile, the glazed ceramics variously slip-decorated, underglaze, monochrome and lustre, depicting inscriptions, birds, animals, fish, human figures, blazons and stripes
the maquette 14 x 11 x 6 cm.(33)
the maquette 14 x 11 x 6 cm.(33)
Sold for
£2,160
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Provenance: US private collection.
This lot includes examples from the main dynasties of the Eastern Islamic world, including Samanid, Fatimid, Abbasid, Seljuk, Ayyubid and Mamluk. Of particular note are a Fatimid lustre figural fragment depicting the lower half of a human figure, a Ghaznavid bowl depicting a lion and an unglazed tile from the Seljuk Mosque of Forumad, near Semnan.
Category: Islamic and Oriental Art / Islamic and Indian Art
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