Nishapur Samanid Slip-Painted Earthenware Bow
Nishapur Samanid Slip-Painted Earthenware Bow
Nishapur Samanid Slip-Painted Earthenware Bow
Nishapur Samanid Slip-Painted Earthenware Bow
Nishapur Samanid Slip-Painted Earthenware Bow
Nishapur Samanid Slip-Painted Earthenware Bow
Nishapur Samanid Slip-Painted Earthenware Bow
Nishapur Samanid Slip-Painted Earthenware Bow
Nishapur Samanid Slip-Painted Earthenware Bow
Nishapur Samanid Slip-Painted Earthenware Bow
Nishapur Samanid Slip-Painted Earthenware Bow
Nishapur Samanid Slip-Painted Earthenware Bow Nishapur Samanid Slip-Painted Earthenware Bow Nishapur Samanid Slip-Painted Earthenware Bow Nishapur Samanid Slip-Painted Earthenware Bow Nishapur Samanid Slip-Painted Earthenware Bow

Nishapur Samanid Slip-Painted Earthenware Bow

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 Persia, Nishapur, northeastern Iran, 10th century AD.

An earthenware bowl of conical form on a short foot,  buff body is coated in cream slip and painted in brownish-black slip with a rim band and descending vertical strokes, in the celebrated black-on-cream Nishapur tradition. Unglazed reddish exterior with visible throwing rings; ancient wear and surface deposits consistent with age.
Nishapur was one of the leading centers of fine ceramic production in the 10th–11th centuries, and slip-painted wares like this were tablewares that carried the visual prestige of calligraphy and pattern. The diluted-slip technique over a white ground was itself part of a broader effort by eastern Iranian potters to emulate the bright white surfaces of imported Chinese porcelain.
Dimensions: 8 in. (20.3 cm) diameter x 3 in. (7.6 cm) high

Condition: reapired from approx 8 pieces with minor restoration]wear, glaze loss, and surface deposits;

Provenance: Mr. Sid Hart, Cos Cob, Connecticut, acquired 1980s–1990s.

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