Lot Essay
Fragmentary similar tiles are in the Hetjens Museum, Düsseldorf (Zick, Johanna (et al.): Islamische Keramik, exhibition catalogue, Düsseldorf, 1973, nos.346(part) and 349(part), pp.236-8).
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OTTOMAN SYRIA, LATE 16TH CENTURY
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THREE DAMASCUS POTTERY TILES
OTTOMAN SYRIA, LATE 16TH CENTURY
The white ground of each with green cloudband around an indigo cusped medallion containing interlaced arabesques, two sides with an indigo border of interlaced arabesques, one tile with colour-run, one with minimal loss to corner, framed together
34 7/8 x 11 5/8in. (88.5 x 29.5cm.)
OTTOMAN SYRIA, LATE 16TH CENTURY
The white ground of each with green cloudband around an indigo cusped medallion containing interlaced arabesques, two sides with an indigo border of interlaced arabesques, one tile with colour-run, one with minimal loss to corner, framed together
34 7/8 x 11 5/8in. (88.5 x 29.5cm.)
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