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LOT 1201
Nishapur Glazed Bowl with Ibex
9TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
6 3/8 in. (331 grams, 16 cm).
Hemispherical in profile with broad foot, outer face with vertical streaks in brown, green and yellow; inner face with central ibex in profile with radiating flowers to the sidewall; some restoration; old Bonhams label affixed to the inside and two old labels to the exterior. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx H.K. Monif, New York, USA.
Acquired Bonhams, London, 5th December 2002(?), lot 151.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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