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Seljuk Footed Bowl, c1200.
Iran, c1200 AD, stone paste minai-ware, painted underglaze or in-g1aze with coba1t and turquoise and overglaze in red and black enamels, 9 x 21.7cm (diameter)
This bowl depicts two princely figures in a schematic landscape with birds and a fishpond. The inscription at the rim is pseudo-Kufic, possibly based on the Arabic for 'glory' (al-'izz). Source: J.M. Rogers, The arts of Islam. Masterpieces from the Khalili collection. London (Thames & Hudson) 2010. at the Islamic manuscripts reference library.