Bowl with stylized flower sprays and (pseudo) -inscription; Bowl of earthenware decorated with black; red; greenish and white sludge; with some incisions through black sludge; on engobe of white sludge. In the shelf an inscription that can be read as 'bismillahi' r-rahmani 'r-rahim' ('in the name of God the merciful; the almighty') or a repeated 'al yoemn' ('happiness') or a repeated 'barakat' ('blessing of Allah'). Flower branches stylized on the inner wall.; anonymous; Nishapur; c. 900 - c. 999; earthenware; glaze; vitrification; h 9.7 cm d 26.5 cm d 11.1 cm