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LOT 0254
Nishapur White Glazed Plate with Kufic Inscription
9TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
9 1/2 in. (628 grams, 24.1 cm wide).
Funnel-shaped with stepped foot, cream-glazed inner face with large orange Kufic script motif outlines in black and a band of dense calligraphic text opposite.
Provenance
with a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12129-217322.
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LOT 0254
Nishapur White Glazed Plate with Kufic Inscription
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000€2,320 - 3,480 (for guidance only)$2,700 - 4,050 (for guidance only)
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