COLLECTION OF BYZANTINE AND ISLAMIC VESSELS

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Ca. AD 900 - 1200. A collection of glazed ceramic vessels, including, from left to right: a shallow bowl with rounded sides on a low foot, the interior painted with a central rosette within concentric undulating bands and a narrow rim band; a shallow bowl with an orange-toned rim, the well divided by dark radiating lines and painted with three green leaf sprays; a globular jar on a low foot with a short neck and thickened rim, decorated with bands of green and black spots; a broad bowl with a rounded wall, painted with a large trefoil formed of leaf shapes; and a bowl with a broad interior with a stylised floral motif, framed by concentric bands at the rim. Size: 95-175mm x 60-85mm; Weight: 1.72kg Provenance: Property of a West London gentleman; previously in a collection formed on the UK/International art market in the 1990s.

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