of rectangular form, moulded and decorated in black under a turquoise glaze with a mihrab, a mosque lamp hanging within the archway, the edge of the arch with a band of inscription, the border with a large band of inscription in thuluth, with wood frame.

Provenance: Private US collection, acquired in New York in the 1970s

Inscriptions: in the border, Qur'an, chapter CXII (al-Ikhlas) ending with the date 740 (1339-40); in the arch, Qur'an, chapter IX (al-Tawbah), part of verse 18, ending with 'God the Most Great told the truth and the Messenger told the truth'.
Bonhams. Islamic and Indian Art Including The Lion and the Sun, Art from Qajar Persia, London, 30 Apr 2019, 11:00 BST