A Raqqa underglaze-painted pottery jug
Syria, 12th/ 13th Century
of piriform on a short foot with long conical neck and everted rim, strap handle to one side, decorated in black under a turquoise glaze, the neck with bands of geometric designs, the body with a repeated pattern of abstract strokes
25.1 cm. high
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Provenance
Private UK collection.

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