A Kashan moulded pottery tile with falconer on horseback on a lustre ground, Persia, 12th/13th century

the fritware body moulded in relief with a standing figure qnd another figure on horseback, painted in underglaze turquoise and blue, on a coppery-red lustre ground with vegetal scrolls, between two bands with stylised script, set on modern mount

24.5 by 23.8cm.

Condition Report:
The tile appears to have been broken with associated restoration, including overpainting most notable on right-hand side, some hairline cracks to glaze and to some of the overpainting, sections of the edge with some infill and abrasion, set on modern mount, as viewed.

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