Bowl on small heel in siliceous ceramic with polychrome decoration in the small fire said minaï heightened of gold of two characters on both sides of a cypress, the reverse side decorated with pseudo epigraphs (restorations and repaints, small misses). Iran, Seljuk art, 12th-13th century. Diameter : 16 cm Old collection labels. Provenance : Collection of Mr. Paul A. (1899-1976), former director of the chalcography of the Louvre, founder then president of the Presses Universitaires de France from 1934 to 1968. Expert : Mrs Laure Soustiel, 06 09 47 27 31, lauresoustiel@wanadoo.fr