Lot Essay
The cursive inscription is from the Qu'ran, surat al-a'raf (vii) parts of v.205. The kufic inscription is also taken from the Qu'ran, surat al-baqara (ii), parts of v.137.
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CENTRAL IRAN, LATE 13TH CENTURY
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A KASHAN LUSTRE, COBALT-BLUE AND TURQUOISE MOULDED TILE FRAGMENT
CENTRAL IRAN, LATE 13TH CENTURY
Comprising the lower left corner of the inner section of a large or medium mihrab, the lustre ground with fine scrolling motifs around a raised leafy tendril with turquoise leaves, a vertical band of kufic to one side, a stepped panel below with band of naskh, part of a pillar to the left with interlaced blue and turquoise arabesques on a scrolling lustre ground between chevron stripes
11¼ x 7½in. (28.5 x 19.5cm.)
CENTRAL IRAN, LATE 13TH CENTURY
Comprising the lower left corner of the inner section of a large or medium mihrab, the lustre ground with fine scrolling motifs around a raised leafy tendril with turquoise leaves, a vertical band of kufic to one side, a stepped panel below with band of naskh, part of a pillar to the left with interlaced blue and turquoise arabesques on a scrolling lustre ground between chevron stripes
11¼ x 7½in. (28.5 x 19.5cm.)
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