A Zilij Mosaic Star Panel with green and black tiles, Spain (Andalucia), 14th Century

comprised of finely cut glazed mosaic segments in sharply contrasting black, white and green glazes, the white ground set with octagonal stellar patterns radiating from a central eight-pointed star divided by a framework of elongated green hexagonal segments that alternate and interlock with white mosaic elements to form a square surrounding each octagon

ex-Collection Bud Holland, Chicago

Some areas of restoration, small scratches and abrasions to the surface, four mosaic elements with minor pitting to the glaze, as viewed.
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See footnote to previous lot.

A zilig mosaic mural panel with a pattern of squares laid on a diagonal from the Dar Swiqet al-Dabban in Fez and now in the Musée du Batha is illustrated in the exhibition catalogue, De l'Empire Romain aux Villes Imperiales, p.449, no.218.

Though such mosaic tile panels can be found in both North Africa and in Spain, and Moroccan craftsmen also worked at the Alhambra with their mosaic skills using similar motifs, the colours of this panel suggest that this panel comes from the Alhambra rather than Morocco.