A Timurid Tile Fragment, Central Asia, Second Half 14th Century
Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
A Timurid Tile Fragment, Central Asia, Second Half 14th Century
carved in deep relief with a calligraphic inscription in thuluth above a plane of split palmettes and scrolls, decorated in turquoise and white glaze, on metal stand
height 11 ¼ in.
28.5 cm
With London Trade;
Simon Ray, London, acquired 2006;
From whom acquired by the present collector, 9 December 2020.
The beautiful fragment is carved on two registers, with an elegant thuluth inscription above an arabesque ground. A white underglaze highlights the calligraphy, emphasizing an already impactful use of shadow in the intricate, deeply recessed, carving. For another Timurid tile, carved with a Kufic inscription, see lot 367 in the present sale.
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