Lot 147: A BAMIYAN POLYCHROME SGRAFFITO POTTERY BOWL, 12TH CENTURY

An earthenware bowl of deep form with an everted, notched rim, set upon a short, unglazed foot ring. The interior is decorated using a polychrome palette of manganese brown and copper green over a cream-coloured slip ground. The central well features a circular medallion containing a four-petalled cross motif surrounded by dark dots. This is encircled by four quadrants; two containing a dense scale or honeycomb pattern with manganese dots, and two featuring stylised copper-green scrolls. The notched pie-crust rim is decorated with a series of repeating manganese brown spots. The exterior shows horizontal wheel-turning marks and a thin glaze that ends above the foot. The base displays three distinct circular scars from tripod kiln spurs .

Diameter: 12.5cm