Lot 225
Two calligraphic Zilig pottery Tiles Morocco, North Africa 13th/14th Century
10 April 2008, 14:30 BST
London, New Bond Street£2,000 - £3,000
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Find your local specialistTwo calligraphic Zilig pottery Tiles
Morocco, North Africa 13th/14th Century
Morocco, North Africa 13th/14th Century
the red-grey body decorated in a purplish-black glaze and then cut away to create a design with an inscription against a spiralling stem bearing small pointed leaves, mounted together
10.3 x 16.2 cm.
10.3 x 16.2 cm.
Footnotes
Similar tiles were sold through these rooms (Bonhams, Islamic and Indian Art, 25th October 2007, lot 144).