A KASHAN MOULDED LUSTRE, COBALT-BLUE AND TURQUOISE CALLIGRAPHIC POTTERY TILE...
A KASHAN MOULDED LUSTRE, COBALT-BLUE AND TURQUOISE CALLIGRAPHIC POTTERY TILE
CENTRAL IRAN, CIRCA 1215
The fragmentary tile moulded with strong cobalt-blue inscription surrounded by turquoise flowering vine, the ground with a variety of animals reserved against dark lustre ground, a band of strapwork below, and a wide border of moulded arabesque above, repaired break, small chips
15 5⁄8 x 14 ¾in. (40.2 x 37.6cm.) at largest
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Excavated Gurgan
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A KASHAN MOULDED LUSTRE, COBALT-BLUE AND TURQUOISE CALLIGRAPHIC POTTERY TILE
CENTRAL IRAN, CIRCA 1215
The fragmentary tile moulded with strong cobalt-blue inscription surrounded by turquoise flowering vine, the ground with a variety of animals reserved against dark lustre ground, a band of strapwork below, and a wide border of moulded arabesque above, repaired break, small chips
15 5⁄8 x 14 ¾in. (40.2 x 37.6cm.) at largest
Provenance
Excavated Gurgan