Samanid cup with pseudo-inscription decoration, Iran, probably Sari, 10th centuryClay ceramic with painted brown slip decoration on a cream slip under a transparent glaze of a pseudo-calligraphic frieze with stylised letters running along the inner walls. Diameter: 16.8 cm; height: 6 cm. Traces of concretions on the outside, chips on the lip . A Samanid bowl with a pseudo-Arabic inscription, Iran, probably Sari, 10th centuryProvenance : Philippe Magloire Collection .