Many figural tiles like this one were found at Takht-i Sulayman, a palace commissioned by the Mongol sultan Abaqa Khan. A well known piece of this group is in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (Inv. no. 1841-1876; published in Watson, O., Persian Lustre Ware, London, 1985, colour pl. L, also see pp. 134-136 for a discussion). It shows Bahram Gur and Azada, a subject taken from the Shahnameh. The piece is datable between 1270-1275 AD. Tiles comprising other subjects, such as hunting or fighting, were alo found on the site. Although our piece does not possess the same upper border as the tile mentioned above, the drawing of the lustre and also the runny turqoise glaze suggest the same place of production and a close dating.