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LOT 0230
Khorasan Blue Glazed Jar with Inscription
12TH-13TH CENTURY A.D.
6 1/2 in. (719 grams, 16.5 cm high).
Of piriform shape with tapering neck, rolled rim and everted foot, painted with panels of text, circumferential bands and delicate scrolling forms beneath a turquoise glaze; iridescent surfaces, some restoration.
Provenance
with a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s.
Literature
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 36.20.47, for a similar jar from Nishapur, dated 13th century A.D.
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LOT 0230
Khorasan Blue Glazed Jar with Inscription
Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)
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