Qajar Period Signed Persian Bowl with Blue, Green and Brown Hand-painted Decoration open house sign much weathered carved head suggests

much weathered carved head suggests it was once attached to a large caved figure--I presume representing Jesus himself

and especially the rendering of his face in profile

especially the two groups of rather mysterious looking figures in landscapes on either side of the box

these little carved heads a case in point--but really how to ignore these faces

There is a layer of foam core visible from the back holding it tightly in the frame

Qajar Period Signed Persian Bowl with Blue, Green and Brown Hand-painted Decoration open house sign much weathered carved head suggestsI find the white and blues and greens of Persian pottery just amazing. And with this bowl, 18th 19th century I believe, it is the interior I love the most, simple and perfect, with the green forms looking like buds, and also a bit like figures holding hands in a circle around the full bloom! With three hand painted vignettes of flowers and leaves and branches around the exterior, with a small gap of white between each. Lovely. And I would not be at