Lot 136. A Kashan moulded pottery lustre tile, Persia, 13th-14th century; 23.8 by 39.6cm. Estimate 5,000 — 8,000 GBP (5,804 - 9,286 EUR). Unsold. Courtesy 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.

inscriptions: Part 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.