OTTOMAN SYRIA, 17TH CENTURY

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A PANEL OF DAMASCUS POTTERY TILES
OTTOMAN SYRIA, 17TH CENTURY
Comprising six rectangular tiles, four of them shaped to form a pointed arch, the upper band decorated with a calligraphic line in white thuluth reserved against cobalt-blue ground, the lower band with meandering foliage, highlights of turquoise blue, two repaired breaks, small repainting
Panel 9½ x 59 3/8in. (24.1 x 150.5cm) (6)

Provenance

Formerly in the Lockwood de Forest Collection

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Lot Essay

The inscription reads la ilah illa Allah al-malik al -haqq al-mubin (There is no god but God, the Lord, the Truth, who makes all things manifest) and Muhammad rasul Allah al-sadiq al-wa'd min al-a... (Muhammad is the apostle of God, true to what promised, worthy of all trust, the..)

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