AYYUBID SLIP-PAINTED POTTERY DISH AND FLASK

Ca. AD 1100 - 1300 A pair of glazed pottery vessels, from left to right: a shallow bowl with flaring sides, a short ring foot and a green-painted rim, the interior is decorated with brown scrolling tendrils and clusters of green dots arranged around a central floral motif; and a flask with a flattened globular body, a narrow cylindrical neck and a flaring mouth, with two loop handles joining the neck to the shoulders. Both faces are decorated with a mounted horseman within a circular reserve framed by an incised wreath, painted in green and brown beneath a transparent glaze. Size: 195-205mm x 75-155mm; Weight: 1.23kg Provenance: Property of a West London gentleman; previously in a collection formed on the UK/International art market in the 1990s.

Estimate:$266.15

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