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probably syria, 12th-13th century Bulbous body, tubular neck ending in a circular opening with a flared and flattened wall, epigraphic frieze of blessings in Arabic on the body, resting on an annular base, repaired fractures and stoppings. Accident and missing mouthpiece. Height: 16 cm. For a survey of early Islamic unglazed ceramics, see O. Watson, Ceramics from Islamic Lands, Thames and Hudson and The al-Sabah Collection, Kuwait National Museum, 2004, pp. 93-155.