NORTH PERSIA, AH 1311/1893-4 AD
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A TEHERAN MOULDED POTTERY TILE
NORTH PERSIA, AH 1311/1893-4 AD
Of rectangular form, the blue ground moulded with the figure of a horseman wearing a leopardskin, a landscape visible behind with buildings and trees, the upper ivory border with turquoise meandering arabesques and floral sprays linking two inscription cartouches, one identifying the subject as Babraz Khan, the other the signature of the maker, Ustad 'Ali Muhammad, both bearing the date 1311, edges chipped
13 5/8 x 10in. (34.5 x 25.6cm.)
NORTH PERSIA, AH 1311/1893-4 AD
Of rectangular form, the blue ground moulded with the figure of a horseman wearing a leopardskin, a landscape visible behind with buildings and trees, the upper ivory border with turquoise meandering arabesques and floral sprays linking two inscription cartouches, one identifying the subject as Babraz Khan, the other the signature of the maker, Ustad 'Ali Muhammad, both bearing the date 1311, edges chipped
13 5/8 x 10in. (34.5 x 25.6cm.)