AN ILKHANID MOULDED LUSTRE STAR TILE

IRAN, EARLY 14TH CENTURY

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AN ILKHANID MOULDED LUSTRE STAR TILE
IRAN, EARLY 14TH CENTURY
In the shape of an eight-pointed star, the decoration with two men in conversation, with calligraphic borders on cobalt-blue ground, with turquoise-blue highlights, areas of restoration
8 3/8in. (21.3cm.) high

Provenance

Formerly UK private collection formed in the late 1970s, acquired by the present owner in 1994

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Lot Essay

A star tile with an almost identical decoration is in the Museum of Islamic Art, Berlin (Inv. Nr. I.3873, https://depts.washington.edu/silkroad/museums/mik/miktiles.html). Another tile with almost identical, though more clearly painted design was sold at Sotheby's, 12 October 2000, lot 129.

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