Three pieces with calligraphic decoration, Eastern Iran and Samanid Transoxiana, Nishapur and Samarkand, 10th century In clay pottery, painted with brown, red and ochre engobes on white slip under a transparent glaze. A large wide-wing dish on a large circular foot painted with stylized calligraphy alternating with red dots on the rim, an avian motif in the center; a small truncated-cone bowl with a flared lip painted with calligraphy alternating with fleurons on a red background; a small truncated-cone bowl decorated with stylized brown letters on a white background. Diameter: 30.7; 12.9 and 11.8 cm Restorations, traces of pearls, small missing parts. Three Samanid Items with Calligraphic Decoration, Eastern Iran, Nishapur and Samarkand, 10th century Philippe Magloire Collection - Lots 132 to 207