Lot Essay
The inscription comprises verses from the Shahnama of Firdawsi. They detail the episode of Rustam going to the hunting ground at the beginning of the story of Rustam and Sohrab.
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CENTRAL IRAN, LATE 13TH CENTURY
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A KASHAN STAR TILE
CENTRAL IRAN, LATE 13TH CENTURY
Of eight-pointed form, decorated in cobalt-blue, turquoise and lustre, the centre with two confronted kneeling figures flanking a cypress tree, on a lustre ground of floral arabesques, in a border of angular naskh inscription between blue lines, one repaired chip
8 1/8in. (20.6cm.) across
CENTRAL IRAN, LATE 13TH CENTURY
Of eight-pointed form, decorated in cobalt-blue, turquoise and lustre, the centre with two confronted kneeling figures flanking a cypress tree, on a lustre ground of floral arabesques, in a border of angular naskh inscription between blue lines, one repaired chip
8 1/8in. (20.6cm.) across
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