Cross-decorated bowl, Eastern Samanid Iran, Nishapur, 10th century Carinated bowl on a circular foot in slip-coated clay ceramic, painted in "yellow staining black" with a cross design with branches interspersed with three discs lined with quatrefoils, a frieze of dots running under the lip and a frieze of chevrons adorning the outer wall. Diameter: 21.7 cm Broken-glued, restorations, small chips. A Samanid Bowl decorated with a Cross, Eastern Iran, Nishapur, 10th century Philippe Magloire Collection - Lots 132 to 207