Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds
Catalog Information: 283 lots with images
Lot 1: A KASHAN MOULDED LUSTRE AND COBALT BLUE POTTERY TILE
A KASHAN MOULDED LUSTRE AND COBALT BLUE POTTERY TILE CENTRAL IRAN, 13TH CENTURY Of rectangular form, the golden brown lustre ground with spiralling leafy vine highlighted in turquoise around a moulded cobalt-blue strong naskh inscription, raised bord [...more]
Lot 2: A SAMANID POTTERY BOWL
A SAMANID POTTERY BOWL CENTRAL ASIA OR NORTH EAST IRAN, 10TH CENTURY Of rounded from on flat foot, the off-white interior with a single word executed in very bold kufic, the exterior unglazed, repaired clean breaks7½in. (19.2cm.) diam.
Lot 3: A KUFIC QUR'AN BIFOLIUM
A KUFIC QUR'AN BIFOLIUM NEAR EAST OR NORTH AFRICA, 9TH/10TH CENTURY Qur'an XIX and XX, Sura Maryam, vv.93-98 and Sura Taha, parts of vv.33-40, manuscript on vellum, 2ff. each with 6ll. of sepia kufic, green and red dots marking vocalisation, one foli [...more]
Lot 4: A KUFIC QUR'AN FOLIO
A KUFIC QUR'AN FOLIO NEAR EAST OR NORTH AFRICA, 9TH CENTURY Qur'an XIV, Sura Ibrahim, parts of vv.48-52, manuscript on vellum, with 6ll. of elegant sepia kufic, diacritics indicated with blue or red dots, red and gold rosette verse markers, reverse s [...more]
Lot 5: A SAMANID CONICAL POTTERY BOWL
A SAMANID CONICAL POTTERY BOWL PROBABLY SAMARKAND, CENTRAL ASIA, 10TH CENTURY Of conical form on short foot, the white interior with a central dot surrounded by a minor sepia band and an elegant kufic inscription in dark sepia and red, the rim with a [...more]
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