Bowl with a soldier , 9th century

Illustrated in a dynamic pose with a spear in his hand, the figure, possibly a soldier, is finely executed. he man on this bowl might be Central Asian in origin, as the Abbasid court imported enslaved Turks from the Central Asian steppes to serve as mercenaries.
Original diam 20.7cms
Museum of Islamic Art, Doha, Qatar. 428.2006

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