5th Jun, 2024 11:00
Indian, Islamic, Himalayan and South-East Asian Art, including Greek and Roman Antiquities
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A KASHAN OCTAGONAL LUSTRE TILE, PERSIA, 13TH CENTURY
glazed fritware, the central panel with turquoise arabesque motif composed of four ogival medallions alternating with stylised leafy tendrils, framed by a band of cobalt kufic script on lustre ground with scrolling leaves, surrounded by an outer band of lustre naskh script on white ground, old collection label on the reverse, 19 x 19cm
Provenance: Private Collection, London. Acquired Simon Ray Ltd., London, March 2003
Published: Simon Ray: Indian and Islamic Art, 2003, no.11, p.38-39
Inscriptions: The kufic text evokes glory and good fortune, while the naksh script around the edge recites the 'Prayer of umm dawud', for wishes fulfilled, miracles revealed and tyrants deposed'.
Similar tiles can be seen in the shrine of Imam Riza in Mashad (818 A.D., although the lustre tiles were added after 1215).
glazed fritware, the central panel with turquoise arabesque motif composed of four ogival medallions alternating with stylised leafy tendrils, framed by a band of cobalt kufic script on lustre ground with scrolling leaves, surrounded by an outer band of lustre naskh script on white ground, old collection label on the reverse, 19 x 19cm
Provenance: Private Collection, London. Acquired Simon Ray Ltd., London, March 2003
Published: Simon Ray: Indian and Islamic Art, 2003, no.11, p.38-39
Inscriptions: The kufic text evokes glory and good fortune, while the naksh script around the edge recites the 'Prayer of umm dawud', for wishes fulfilled, miracles revealed and tyrants deposed'.
Similar tiles can be seen in the shrine of Imam Riza in Mashad (818 A.D., although the lustre tiles were added after 1215).
Auction: Indian, Islamic, Himalayan and South-East Asian Art, including Greek and Roman Antiquities, 5th Jun, 2024
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