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20 octobre 2018

A Kashan moulded pottery lustre tile, Persia, 13th-14th century

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Lot 127. A Kashan moulded pottery lustre tile, Persia, 13th-14th century; 23.8 by 39.6cm. Estimate £6,000 - £8,000. © Sotheby's.

the fritware body with thuluth calligraphic inscription painted in underglaze in cobalt blue between spiralling tendrils moulded in relief with turquoise highlights, with an overglaze lustre ground.

InscriptionsPart of the word ([al-]rahman) and the last word (al-rahim) of the bismillah followed by two words. Possibly Qur’anic, chapter XXXIII (al-Ahzab), verse 47.

Sotheby's. Arts of the Islamic World, London, 24 oct. 2018, 10:30 AM

 

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