Sale 213 Lot 222

Samanid-period slipware Glazed ceramic bowl Patinated, glazed. repaired, and decorated ceramic bowl which is a distinctive example of Samanid-period slipware, likely produced in the 10th or 11th century in the major pottery centers of Nishapur (modern-day Iran) or Samarqand. The central motif features a stylized, abstract bird—often interpreted as a peacock or falcon—surrounded by vegetal scrolls and trefoil "shamrock" patterns, which were common decorative conventions used to fill the rounded field of the vessel. Diameter: 8.5 inches; height: 3.25 inches
$150-250

PROVENANCE: Present lot was acquired by Bennett Schiff (1920-2014), a member of the U.S. Foreign Service who served as press attaché in Nicosia, Cyprus, and Tehran from 1962 until 1967.He moved to Washington, DC, in 1967 to work as a consultant to the Peace Corps, the Office of Economic Opportunity, the Ford Foundation, the Inter-American Foundation, and the Department of Health, Education and Welfare.