A DIYARBAKIR POTTERY TILE
A DIYARBAKIR POTTERY TILE
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A DIYARBAKIR POTTERY TILE

OTTOMAN TURKEY, LATE 16TH/EARLY 17TH CENTURY

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A DIYARBAKIR POTTERY TILE
OTTOMAN TURKEY, LATE 16TH/EARLY 17TH CENTURY
The polychrome underglaze decoration comprising of blooms and floral medallion within a lozenge of scrolling cloud, the reverse fitted with metallic suspension mount
15 ¼ x 10 7/8in. (38.8 x 27.6cm.)
Provenance
Anon sale, Christie's, London, 26 April 1994, lot 369

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Lot Essay

The design on our tile closely resembles the pattern seen on a tile panel at the Museum für Frühislamische Kunst in Bamberg (inv. BC193).

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