TWO TURQUOISE GLAZED MOULDED POTTERY TILES
CENTRAL IRAN, 13TH CENTURY
The first a corner tile from a mihrab tile, inscribed with sura al-ikhlas, Qur'an CXII, vv.1-3 (part) and the Throne verse, sura al-baqara, Qur'an II, v. 255 (part), with floral spandrels, the second a tile from a frize inscribed fiha wa, with palmettes above
8 3/8 x 9 7/8in. (21.5 x 25.5cm.) and 7 5/8 x 9½in. (19.4 x 24.4cm.) (2)
TWO TURQUOISE GLAZED MOULDED POTTERY TILES
CENTRAL IRAN, 13TH CENTURY
The first a corner tile from a mihrab tile, inscribed with sura al-ikhlas, Qur'an CXII, vv.1-3 (part) and the Throne verse, sura al-baqara, Qur'an II, v. 255 (part), with floral spandrels, the second a tile from a frize inscribed fiha wa, with palmettes above
8 3/8 x 9 7/8in. (21.5 x 25.5cm.) and 7 5/8 x 9½in. (19.4 x 24.4cm.) (2)
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