Bowl with horse and horseman

Developed in Nishapur, the so-called “animated buff-ware” production was characterized by a decoration obtained with liquid clays coloured with green, yellow, purple and manganese, applied on a buff-coloured surface and coated with transparent glaze. Among the decorations, highly influenced by Sasanid iconography, we find figures of horsemen and horses, hunting scenes, animals and birds with fantastic traits, in the midst of a space richly decorated.