Large ceramic bowl with cat design, Iran, Amol, 11th - 12th century Deep bowl with protrusions on the outer wall, in cream slip-clay ceramic with engraved decoration and green drips depicting a stylized feline with contorted body. Wavy line framed by groups of three dots below the rim. Diameter: 22.7 cm Significant restorations. This piece can be compared to a bowl in the Metropolitan Museum, New York (54.152.1), decorated with a stylized bird and attributed to Amol in the 11th century. A Large Pottery Cup, Iran, Amol, 11th-12th century