A MULTAN POTTERY MIHRAB POTTERY TILE WITH CALLIGRAPHIC DECORATION Multan,...
A MULTAN POTTERY MIHRAB POTTERY TILE WITH CALLIGRAPHIC DECORATION
Multan, Southern Punjab, Pakistan, 18th century
Rectangular, with a raised arch, painted in underglaze cobalt blue and turquoise, arranged in alternating strips along the arch, with flower heads in the spandrels and a calligraphic religious inscription, reading Ya Allah, in reserve against an uncoloured ground within the mihrab.
30cm x 30cm
Such tiles were likely intended to adorn a religious shrine. Multan, known as 'the City of Saints,' features celebrated mausoleums (such as that of Shah Yusuf Gardezi) that make extensive use of glazed tiles bearing religious inscriptions.
For a similar example:
Bonhams London, Islamic and Indian Art including Indian and Pakistani Contemporary Paintings, 28 April 2005, lot 542.
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A MULTAN POTTERY MIHRAB POTTERY TILE WITH CALLIGRAPHIC DECORATION
Multan, Southern Punjab, Pakistan, 18th century
Rectangular, with a raised arch, painted in underglaze cobalt blue and turquoise, arranged in alternating strips along the arch, with flower heads in the spandrels and a calligraphic religious inscription, reading Ya Allah, in reserve against an uncoloured ground within the mihrab.
30cm x 30cm
Such tiles were likely intended to adorn a religious shrine. Multan, known as 'the City of Saints,' features celebrated mausoleums (such as that of Shah Yusuf Gardezi) that make extensive use of glazed tiles bearing religious inscriptions.
For a similar example:
Bonhams London, Islamic and Indian Art including Indian and Pakistani Contemporary Paintings, 28 April 2005, lot 542.
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Time, Location
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