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Nishapur Buffware Pottery Bowl 10th. Century
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Nishapur Buffware Pottery Bowl 10th. Century

17th century
Sold 29 June 2025 · Carse Antiques
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Fine and rare 10th century Persian Nishapur buffware pottery bowl decorated in green, yellow and manganese, in the interior with stylized birds and animal and boteh shaped panels of foliage. The exterior with vertical lines to the rim. Damaged and repaired as usual. From a private Scottish collection of Islamic Pottery formed over 50 years ago. Many similar items can be seen in Metropolitan Museum of Art.

SIZE; 20.5cm diameter, 6.5cm high.

Situated on the great plateau of central Iran, Nishapur was for centuries an important political and cultural centre: a seat of governmental power in eastern Islam, a dwelling place for diverse ethnic and religious groups, a trading stop on commercial routes from Transoxiana and China, Iraq and Egypt. Nishapur's most significant period when the buffware was produced extended from the ninth century to 1221, when, after repeated earthquake disasters and military occupations, the city was devastated by the Mongols

Physical Dimensions
Height
6.5cm (2.56")
Width
20.5cm (8.07")
Depth
20.5cm (8.07")
Declaration

Carse Antiques has dated this Nishapur Buffware Pottery Bowl to the Before 1700 period.

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SA1116927
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Description
Fine and rare 10th century Persian Nishapur buffware pottery bowl decorated in green, yellow and manganese, in the interior with stylized birds and animal and boteh shaped panels of foliage. The exterior with vertical lines to the rim. Damaged and repaired as usual. From a private Scottish collection of Islamic Pottery formed over 50 years ago. Many similar items can be seen in Metropolitan Museum of Art.
fig 1. An overhead view of a circular tenth-century Nishapur buffware pottery bowl decorated with slip-painted zoomorphic motifs in black, yellow, and green tones.
fig 1. Nishapur Buffware Pottery Bowl 10th. Century

SIZE; 20.5cm diameter, 6.5cm high.

Situated on the great plateau of central Iran, Nishapur was for centuries an important political and cultural centre: a seat of governmental power in eastern Islam, a dwelling place for diverse ethnic and religious groups, a trading stop on commercial routes from Transoxiana and China, Iraq and Egypt. Nishapur's most significant period when the buffware was produced extended from the ninth century to 1221, when, after repeated earthquake disasters and military occupations, the city was devastated by the Mongols

Height
6.5cm (2.56")
Width
20.5cm (8.07")
Depth
20.5cm (8.07")
Date of Manufacture

Carse Antiques has dated this Nishapur Buffware Pottery Bowl to the Before 1700 period.

Reference Numbers
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SA1116927
Carse Antiques
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An overhead view of a circular tenth-century Nishapur buffware pottery bowl decorated with slip-painted zoomorphic motifs in black, yellow, and green tones. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO
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Archive I An overhead view of a circular tenth-century Nishapur buffware pottery bowl decorated with slip-painted zoomorphic motifs in black, yellow, and green tones. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

Nishapur Buffware Pottery Bowl 10th. Century

Archive II An overhead view of a circular tenth-century Nishapur buffware pottery bowl decorated with slip-painted zoomorphic motifs in black, yellow, and green tones. View II
Archive III An overhead view of a circular tenth-century Nishapur buffware pottery bowl decorated with slip-painted zoomorphic motifs in black, yellow, and green tones. View III
Archive IV An overhead view of a circular tenth-century Nishapur buffware pottery bowl decorated with slip-painted zoomorphic motifs in black, yellow, and green tones. View IV
Archive V An overhead view of a circular tenth-century Nishapur buffware pottery bowl decorated with slip-painted zoomorphic motifs in black, yellow, and green tones. View V
Archive VI An overhead view of a circular tenth-century Nishapur buffware pottery bowl decorated with slip-painted zoomorphic motifs in black, yellow, and green tones. View VI
Archive VII An overhead view of a circular tenth-century Nishapur buffware pottery bowl decorated with slip-painted zoomorphic motifs in black, yellow, and green tones. View VII
Archive VIII An overhead view of a circular tenth-century Nishapur buffware pottery bowl decorated with slip-painted zoomorphic motifs in black, yellow, and green tones. View VIII
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An overhead view of a circular tenth-century Nishapur buffware pottery bowl decorated with slip-painted zoomorphic motifs in black, yellow, and green tones.
NISHAPUR BUFFWARE POTTERY BOWL 10TH. CENTURY
Ref: SA1116927
An overhead view of a circular tenth-century Nishapur buffware pottery bowl decorated with slip-painted zoomorphic motifs in black, yellow, and green tones.
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Cataloguer’s note

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  • ObjectDecorative Bowls
  • Period17th century
  • StyleIslamic Medieval
  • MaterialEarthenware, Slip, Glaze
  • ColourBuff
  • MotifsSlip-painted zoomorphic figures, Stylised bird and animal motifs, Linear calligraphic elements
  • SizeH 6.5 cm (3 in) x W 20.5 cm (8 in) x D 20.5 cm (8 in)

FAQs

Nishapur pottery originates from the major medieval metropolis of Nishapur in northeastern Iran, which was a thriving centre of ceramic production during the 9th and 10th centuries under the Abbasid and Samanid periods.

Buffware ceramics are typically crafted from a light buff-coloured earthenware clay body, often decorated with slip-painted motifs in pigments such as black, yellow, and green, finished with a transparent glaze.

Authentication involves examining the composition of the clay body, the presence of appropriate mineral pigments, typical slip-painting styles, natural wear patterns, and signs of age-related oxidisation or burial encrustations.

An ancient ceramic bowl can be displayed as a focal sculpture on a minimalist console or within a glass-fronted cabinet, allowing its historic form and pigments to stand out against neutral surroundings.

Ancient pottery should be kept in a stable environment away from direct sunlight and high humidity, handled with clean hands or gloves, and cleaned only with a dry, soft brush to avoid damaging the fragile surface.
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