Mesopotamia, 9th Century — A rare Abbasid lustre pottery dish depicting a bull

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Estimate: £25,000–£35,000 hammer ≈ $32,819–$45,947
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Sale: Bonhams — Islamic and Indian Art, London, New Bond Street · 29 March 2022
Record ID: TB-2026-582968
Record: first seen 21 Jul 2026 · updated 21 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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A Rare Abbasid Lustre Pottery Dish Depicting A Bull, Mesopotamia, 9th Century. Bonhams, 29 Mar 2022, lot 21. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-582968.

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A Rare Abbasid Lustre Pottery Dish Depicting A Bull, Mesopotamia, 9th Century. Bonhams, 29 Mar 2022, lot 21. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-582968.

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From the same sale Islamic and Indian Art · Mar 2022

Lot	Artist	Estimate
South India, probably Pondicherry, circa 1830	An Album Of Twenty-nine Paintings Of Tradespeople And Other Figures, Processions And Ceremonies	£15,000–£20,000
Provincial Persia, 17th Century	An Illustrated Leaf From A Manuscript Of Firdausi's Shahnama, Depicting Faridun Leading The Evil King Zahhak As A Prisoner To The Alborz Mountains	£5,000–£7,000
Ottoman Turkey, dated AH 991/AD 1583	A Leaf Of Ottoman Calligraphy, Copied By Mir Mustafa Bin Ferhad Pasha	£2,000–£3,000
Qajar Persia, late 19th Century (2)	Two Paintings Depicting A Youth With A Dog, And A Youth Holding A Bottle, In The Manner Of Mu'in Musavvir	£2,000–£3,000
Persia, dated AH 1247/AD 1831-32	Maktabi Shirazi, Layla Va Majnun, With Eighteen Illustrations, Copied By Muhammad Husayn Ibn Mirza Muhammad Mazandarani	£1,500–£2,000
Syria or Mesopotamia, 8th/ 9th Century	An Umayyad Monochrome Moulded Pottery Ewer	£15,000–£20,000

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