CENTRAL IRAN, LATE 13TH CENTURY

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A KASHAN LUSTRE COBALT-BLUE AND TURQUOISE MOULDED POTTERY TILE
CENTRAL IRAN, LATE 13TH CENTURY
Of rectangular form, the lustre ground painted with floral motifs and a stylised tree around the figures of three mounted combatants, upper and lower scrolling motif borders, left hand end a fired restoration
9¾ x 18 1/8in. (24.5 x 46cm.)

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Lot Essay

Tiles with very similar figural depictions, representing scenes from the Shahnama, were excavated at Takht-i Sulayman (see for example one depicting Faridun in the Walters Art Gallery, published by Komaroff, Linda and Carboni, Stefano: The Legacy of Genghis Khan, New York, 2002, no.95, fig.107, p.97). The present tile differs from those directly associated with this palace in its lack of upper secondary frieze. A similar tile to the present example, but with paired lam-alif design on the upper and lower borders, formerly in the collection of Dr Arthur Sackler, was sold in these Rooms, 18 October 1994, lot 305.

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