Lot 230
**First Time At Auction**
North Africa, Morocco, Fez (Fes) region, ca. 19th century CE. A beautiful earthenware bowl known as a mokhfia, with lovely hand painted polychrome patterns. The bowl rests on a ring foot and the walls swell outward to from a shallow basin and flared rim. Adorned in hues of lemon, teal, and cobalt atop a white glaze ground, the interior of the dish is skillfully painted with the central tondo of a floral motif surrounded by decorative squares, all filled with lattice, polka dot, and ovoid designs. A linear pattern additionally embellishes the wide rim, while the exterior is enveloped in a glaze of creamy white. Mokhfias are used for serving couscous and are pierced through the foot for displaying on a wall when not in use. Size: 11.8" Diameter x 3.3" H (30 cm x 8.4 cm)
Provenance: ex-Ashland University Museum, Ashland, Ohio, USA, donated to Ashland University between July 1994 to December 1998
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#168887
- Condition: Repair to rim with break lines visible. Some minor losses to surface, especially on rim, as well as nicks, chips, and abrasions throughout. Otherwise, excellent with impressive remaining pigments.
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