Lot Essay
The inscription around the side is difficult to read. It does include the word ghafar ([May God] forgive) which make it probable that this tile was intended as a tombstone.
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AFGHANISTAN, 11TH/12TH CENTURY
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A GHAZNAVID MOULDED TURQUOISE GLAZED POTTERY TILE
AFGHANISTAN, 11TH/12TH CENTURY
The rectangular tile moulded under the glaze with a central cusped shouldered arch filled with palmettes, in a border of continuous kufic inscription between plain stripes, corner chipped, otherwise intact
9½ x 7¼in. (24 x 18cm.)
AFGHANISTAN, 11TH/12TH CENTURY
The rectangular tile moulded under the glaze with a central cusped shouldered arch filled with palmettes, in a border of continuous kufic inscription between plain stripes, corner chipped, otherwise intact
9½ x 7¼in. (24 x 18cm.)
Special notice
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