Arts of the Islamic World and India

A large Kashan lustre pottery frieze tile Iran, circa 1300

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Auction Closed

April 24, 03:45 PM GMT

Estimate

18,000 - 25,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

of square form, moulded in relief with an opacified tin glaze enhanced with copper green and cobalt blue over-decorated in lustre with a monumental inscription in naskh against a ground of leaves and scrolls, raised arabesque border above, a minor band below

38 by 35cm.

inscriptions

Parts of an inscription in Persian:

be-goftar-e payghambarat

'According to the saying of the Prophet'

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Sotheby's, London, 24 October 2007, lot 125

This large tile was once part of a monumental frieze. The surface is decorated with three different registers and relates to a series of tiles made for the tomb of Shaykh Abd al-Samad at Natanz, Iran, including one in the Victoria and Albert Museum dated Shawwal 707 AH/ March 1308 AD (inv. no.1485-1876). A close comparable was sold at Christie's, 5 October 2010, lot 114.