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Art of the Islamic World & Beyond

Art of the Islamic World & Beyond

Lot 181: AN ANCIENT EARTHENWARE VESSEL WITH AN INSIDE GREEN GLAZE, PROBABLY MESOPOTAMIA, 10TH CENTURY

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Start price: £300

Estimated price: £400 - £600

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The vessel features an ovoid body tapering to a flat, unglazed base, with a short neck and a slightly flared rim. Two loop handles are attached at the rim and shoulder. Decoration includes two faint, incised horizontal bands encircling the lower half of the body. A vertical trail of dark green, glass-like glaze is visible on one side, with additional remnants of the same glaze appearing on the interior of the neck and around the rim. 

H: 22cm