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Lot 19

Two large Ghaznavid moulded pottery Tiles
Persia, 12th/ 13th Century
(2)

21 April 2015, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

£3,000 - £4,000

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Two large Ghaznavid moulded pottery Tiles
Persia, 12th/ 13th Century

each of square form, moulded and variously glazed in ochre and green with large quadrupeds flanked by figures, above and below bands of quadrupeds
the largest 22 x 22 cm.(2)

Footnotes

These tiles are unusual for their large size. Three examples of the smaller size measuring approx. 11 cm. square can be found in the al-Sabah Collection, Kuwait (Curatola, Giovanni, Art from the Islamic Civilisation from The al-Sabah Collection, Kuwait, Milan, 2010, p. 267, no. 245).

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