Lustre-painted stonepaste hemispherical bowl, everted rim, exterior horizontal rounded ridge below the rim, shallow indentation between wall and base, slightly splayed foot ring. Polychrome lustre painting: brown over a white glaze with sepia tinge on the central part of the cavetto; light green-coloured glaze on the interior rim. Complete, only a rim portion missing. Restored at the time of the Italian mission.

Interior decoration: painted indented frame; two concentric bands with reserved inscription (1) and painted inscription (2) on plain background. Roundel framed by a thin line, depicting a large chequered building with main entrance framed by reserved scrolls of palmettes; two mounted horsemen facing left inside the building; two bearded men with headgears and raised hands in a lower balcony and four veiled women in an upper balcony all facing right; on the right, two mounted horsemen with raised hands - one bearded with headgear and one with a halo -, an attendant carrying two shafts (spears?) and two dogs, all facing left; a figure with diadem and halo depicted on a upper level and looking downwards; all the figures wear garments variously ornamented with stripes, scrolls or chequered pattern. Above the scene, a reserved scroll with palmettes; below the scene, a pond framed by a dotted scalloped border with reserved fishes; dotted stems, vegetal scrolls, tendrils, and birds in silhouette painted on the background.

Exterior decoration: painted horizontal stripe; painted arched panels with interweaving vegetal patterns spreading from vase-like motifs alternating with spherical elements, squiggles in the spandrels.

Current location: unknown

Inscriptions: 1. Arabic, Kufic, one line
Abridged benedictory formulae
2. Persian and Arabic, cursive, one line
Poem + benedictory formulae

Neg. no.: 1164/3; 1164/5
Digital photos: -
Drawings: A. Fusaro (2022)