Medieval Islamic Art. Central Asia or Eastern Persia, Samanid Empire, likely Nishapur, ca. 10th to 12th century CE. This is a nice example of an earthenware bowl glazed with splash-sgraffito or abstract green and brown motifs upon an incised ground. The bowl rests on a ring foot, and the thick walls rise steeply up to a flared rim. The exterior has good remains of the white slip that was applied before the sgraffito was added to the interior. Inside the basin, the white slip was incised with stylized curvilinear and geometric patterns, then blobs or splashes of the green, brown, and ochre yellow colors were applied to the surface with a transparent glaze on top, and then the whole piece was fired - with these colored pigments running and dripping to produce the streaked and seemingly "splashed" color placement. D 18.5 cm. Professionaly restored. Provenance: Old french private collection Collection of Allain Grenier (1933-2022). This item will be shipped only in the EU. Make sure that you have a shipping adress in the EU before bidding. The supplier warrants that they obtained this lot in a legal manner. The seller guarantees that they are entitled to sell/export this lot. The seller will take care that any necessary permits, like an export license, will be arranged. The seller will inform the buyer about the status of the permits if this takes more than a few days.