A Kashan lustre pottery star tile Persia, 12th/ 13th Century...
A Kashan lustre pottery star tile
Persia, 12th/ 13th Century
in the form of an eight-pointed star, decorated in a brownish gold lustre on a cream ground with an inscription in thuluth script on a ground of vegetal interlace, surrounded by a border of pseudo-inscription
10.9 cm. diam.
Inscriptions: Undeciphered.
For two comparable tiles dated to the 14th Century and sold at Christie's, Paris, see Art des terres d'Islam, 5 November 2008, lot 255.
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A Kashan lustre pottery star tile
Persia, 12th/ 13th Century
in the form of an eight-pointed star, decorated in a brownish gold lustre on a cream ground with an inscription in thuluth script on a ground of vegetal interlace, surrounded by a border of pseudo-inscription
10.9 cm. diam.
Inscriptions: Undeciphered.
For two comparable tiles dated to the 14th Century and sold at Christie's, Paris, see Art des terres d'Islam, 5 November 2008, lot 255.
Important Notice to Buyers
Some countries e.g., the US, prohibit or restrict the purchase by its citizens (wherever located) and/or the import of certain types of Iranian-origin works. As a convenience to buyers, Bonhams has marked with the symbol R all lots of Iranian (Persian) origin. It is each buyer's responsibility to ensure that they do not bid or import a lot in contravention of the sanctions or trade embargoes that apply to them.
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