A pair of mid-20^th century Iraqi silver and niello bowls, Basra circa 1950

Each of hemispherical form with a turned over rim. Each with niello decoration of river scenes with mudhif, boatman in a gufa, sailing boats as well as The Ziggurat of Dur-Kurigalzu, The Great Mosque of Samarra and The Tomb of Imam Hasan of Basra. (2)

Diameter – 11.9 cm / 4.75 inches

Weight – 192 grams / 6.17 ozt

The three scenes on these bowls are some of the least encountered depictions on Iraqi nielloware.