A Kashan underglaze-painted pottery bowl Persia, 12th/ 13th Century


of slightly flaring conical form on a long foot, decorated in cobalt-blue and black on a white ground with a rosette to the well surrounded by a band containing fish, the walls with palmette motifs interspersed by vegetal interlace, the rim with a further band containing fish, the exterior with a band of palmette motifs, remains of old collection label to base 22.4 cm. diam.