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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTION
A KASHAN LUSTRE POTTERY STAR TILE
CENTRAL IRAN, CIRCA 1290
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A KASHAN LUSTRE POTTERY STAR TILE
CENTRAL IRAN, CIRCA 1290
The eight-pointed star decorated in cobalt-blue, turquoise and lustre, the central field with a cypress tree flanked by two floral sprays, bordered by a band of small concentric circles and an outer band of loose naskh inscription between blue stripes, intact
8 1/8in. (20.6cm.) across
CENTRAL IRAN, CIRCA 1290
The eight-pointed star decorated in cobalt-blue, turquoise and lustre, the central field with a cypress tree flanked by two floral sprays, bordered by a band of small concentric circles and an outer band of loose naskh inscription between blue stripes, intact
8 1/8in. (20.6cm.) across
Provenance
With Spink & Son Ltd, London, 6th March 1978, from whom purchased by the present owner
Engraved
In the border, Qur'an CV, sura al-fil and Qur'an CVI, sura quraysh, followed by sadaqa allah al-'azhim wa sadaqa rasuluhu al-karim wa nihna 'ala dhalik min al-shahidin, 'Mighty God and His noble Prophet spoke the truth, and we are witnesses to that'
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