An early Timurid carved calligraphic border tile, Central Asia, Samarqand or Bukhara, late 14th century

of arched rectangular form carved in deep relief, decorated in turquoise, white and blue glazes with a foliate inscription on a ground of scrolling palmettes, carved with a foliate vine under a dark blue glaze on the upper band, on bespoke stand

Fragmentary, with breaks and chips to extremities, losses to glaze, the colours bright, on stand, as viewed.
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