A superb quality Islamic bowl, Islamic, 12th century A.D. (494 AH – 597 AH). Central Asia - Bamiyan. Pearly white glaze with Sgraffito decoration (relief), pottery bowl with flaring body rising from a short foot. The sides decorated with a beautiful Sgraffito pattern of ovals and center and rim decorated with splashes of brown. Condition: Choice. Almost perfectly intact and with fine grazing and inherent iridescence. Size: 9 cm. wide and approx 4,2 cm. high. Ex. Danish Private Collection, from the London Antiquities market of the 1990s.