Lot 27
A RARE TIMURID OR EARLY SAFAVID CUERDA SECA POTTERY KUFIC TILE
PERSIA, 15th/ 16th CENTURY
Auction: Islamic Art | Lots 1 to 66 | 12 June at 10am
£8,820
Description
of square form, decorated in turquoise and dark cobalt blue, with square kufic inscriptions consisting of the names of Allah, the prophet Muhammad and Ali
Dimensions
29cm x 29cm (11 3/8in x 11 3/8in)
Provenance
Acquired from the London art market in the 1970s.
UK Private Collection.
Footnote
Note:
This extraordinary geometric design based on square kufic inscriptions is very modern for its age and reflects the ingenuity of Muslim craftsmen. First used on stone and architecture, then on manuscript illuminations and following that, on tiles.
For a similar tile dated to the Timurid dynasty in the Ashmolean Museum, see access. no. EA2003.