A FRAGMENT OF MAMLUK HEXAGONAL POTTERY TILE
Damascus, Mamluk Syria, 1420 - 1450

A FRAGMENT OF MAMLUK HEXAGONAL POTTERY TILE
Damascus, Mamluk Syria, 1420 - 1450

Of hexagonal shape, halved, under-glaze painted in cobalt blue, black, and turquoise against a white ground, decorated with a half rosette medallion in the centre surrounded by vegetal meanders and concentric lines, 8cm x 18.5cm.

For similar examples, please see the collection of the Descendants of Lockwood The Forest sold at Christie's London, 26 April 2018, lots 16 - 29. In particular, in the group of tiles offered as lot 27, there is an identical tile to ours in a complete state.

Dimensions: 8cm x 18.5cm