A LARGE KASHAN TURQUOISE GLAZED FIGURE OF A FALCON of naturalistic form with large head, eyes and downturned beak, resting on two leags and its tail joining a rectangular flat base, early 13th century (composite, restored)

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A LARGE KASHAN TURQUOISE GLAZED FIGURE OF A FALCON of naturalistic form with large head, eyes and downturned beak, resting on two leags and its tail joining a rectangular flat base, early 13th century (composite, restored)
13½in. (39.4cm.) high
Provenance
With Farhadi and Anavian, New York

Lot Essay

Figurines such as this one are quite rare. Two other ceramic falcons have been published. A turqoise glazed piece, formerly in the Lewisohn Collection, was included in the Survery of Persian Art (Pope, A.U., A Survey of Persian Art, Vol. IX, Ashiya, 1981, p. 765). Another falcon figure painted in monumental style lustre is part of the former Barlow Collection, now at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, inv. no. C.1-1967 (Fehervari, G., Islamic Pottery, A Comprehensive Study based on the Barlow Collection, London, 1973, p. 92, no. 100, pl. 43 a,b).

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