Pottery. Ring base, slightly convex expanding sides. Cobalt glaze on interior and on most of exterior. Incised band of floral (?) pattern under glaze on interior. Restored.Rayy Daybook: Bowl, cob. Paraboloid. Incised border, ring base.
Interior geometric latticed pattern in red and grey. Exterior Cufic inscription. Polychrome "Mina'i" technique. Inscription consists of the repeated words, "By God." 12th century.“Exterior and interior covered with white opaque glaze. Exterior decorated around rim with over glaze black inscription in script. Interior decorated with polychrome over glaze lattice decoration.”Polychrome
Ivory ground. Iranian king and attendants. Cufic inscription on rim, Exterior inscription in Naskhi letters. 11th-12th century. Arabic inscriptions. Good wishes to the owner. Inside-Kufic: "Power, salvation, justice, triumph, prosperity, glory, wealth, happiness, generosity." Outside- Naskhi: "Induring glory, growing prosperity, triumphant victory, steady happiness, generosity." The Iranian king is seated between red columns of his throne attended by three seated courtiers- a guarding sphinx appears below, with an ibis bird. Rim is bordered by a white Kufic inscription on blue ground. Exterior inscription is black on opalescent grayish buff glazed ground. Rare example.Glazed