Bidspirit auction | KASHAN TURQUOISE POTTERY BOWL

KASHAN TURQUOISE POTTERY BOWL - Ca. Late 12th - early 13th century AD. A striking pottery bowl with its basin modeled in the shape of a truncated cone rising from an unglazed ring foot. The interior features a deep turquoise glaze over a white background with delicate decoration formed of foliage and geometric patterns. Kashan is associated with the finest ceramic production in the Middle Ages. The city owed its position partly to its convenient location in the vicinity near sources of materials necessary for the production of stonepaste, the main component of high-quality ceramic wares. Size: 130mm x 285mm ; Weight: 1.7kg Provenance: Private London family collection; formed between 1970-2008.