Abbasid lustre cup - Lot 221

Lot 221
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1500 - 3000 EUR
Abbasid lustre cup - Lot 221
Abbasid lustre cup Clay ceramic with metallic lustre decoration Iraq, 9th century, Abbasid The bowls of this typology are the first examples of lustre, a decoration of copper and silver oxide fired in a reducing atmosphere. This technique is well known in Europe in the production of so-called Hispano-Moorish ceramics. It presents a decoration of a large polychrome flower with petals decorated with semis of points and stripes. Old restorations. An interesting Tell Minis dish in a chandelier, mid 12th century. H_6.8 cm D_21.2 cm H_3 cm D_10.5 cm
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