£8,820
Islamic & Indian Art ft. Indian Paintings from the Collection of William & Mildred Archer | 12345
Auction: Islamic Art | Lots 1 to 66 | 12 June at 10am
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
29cm x 29cm (11 3/8in x 11 3/8in)
Acquired from the London art market in the 1970s.
UK Private Collection.
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.