A KASHAN MOULDED TURQUOISE, BLUE AND LUSTRE FRIEZE TILE CENTRA...
A KASHAN MOULDED TURQUOISE, BLUE AND LUSTRE FRIEZE TILE
CENTRAL IRAN, CIRCA 1307-08
Of rectangular form, decorated under the glaze in dark lustre, cobalt-blue and turquoise, with a strong cobalt-blue naskh inscription moulded on a ground of foliate and bird motifs reserved against lustre and highlighted with turquoise, the raised border above similarly decorated, repaired breaks, areas of restoration
15 x 14 ½in. (38.5 x 37cm)
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Excavated Kashan, 1920s
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A KASHAN MOULDED TURQUOISE, BLUE AND LUSTRE FRIEZE TILE
CENTRAL IRAN, CIRCA 1307-08
Of rectangular form, decorated under the glaze in dark lustre, cobalt-blue and turquoise, with a strong cobalt-blue naskh inscription moulded on a ground of foliate and bird motifs reserved against lustre and highlighted with turquoise, the raised border above similarly decorated, repaired breaks, areas of restoration
15 x 14 ½in. (38.5 x 37cm)
Provenance
Excavated Kashan, 1920s
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