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A MINA'I POTTERY MONEY BOWL, SELJUK IRAN, CIRCA...

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A MINA'I POTTERY MONEY BOWL, SELJUK IRAN, CIRCA 1200 of bun-shaped form, the sides with a series of polychrome painted convex medallions, each containing a seated figure, with raised interlinking borders with pseudo-kufic decoration, 8cm high; 20cm diam. Provenance: Private collection, London. Acquired Sotheby's London, 17 March 1969, lot 82 For a mina'i bowl of similar form in the Cincinnati Art Museum, see https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Beggar%27s_bowl_w._sphinxes_%26_seated_figures,_Mina%27i_ware,_Central_Iran,_Seljuk_period,_late_12th_or_early_13th_century,_earthenware_with_polychrome_enamels_and_gold_over_white_glaze_-_Cincinnati_Art_Museum_-_DSC04018.JPG