Lot 29R. A Kashan lustre pottery jug Persia, 12th-13th Century; 16 cm. high. Estimate £3,000 - 5,000. Sold for £5,250 (€ 5,958). © Bonhams.
of bulbous form on a splayed foot with flaring rim and strap handle, decorated in a brownish gold lustre with a band of inscriptions to the neck, below a band of roundels interspersed by vegetal interlace, the lower body with an arcade filled with foliate sprays, the handle with inscriptions, the interior glazed in cobalt-blue.
Provenance: Private UK collection.
Inscriptions: repeat of the word al-birr, 'Piety'.