Four ceramic tiles

Description:

Persia, 13th/14th cent.
25 x 23,7 cm
Two star-shaped tiles, glazed in turquoise and blue, decorated with cypress motifs among other things, heavily sintered surface. Two cross-shaped tiles glazed in cobalt blue. All mounted on a wooden base.
From the collection of art dealer and collector Saeed Motamed (1925-2013), collected since the 1950s, largely documented in a 1998 inventory with drawings and Persian descriptions. Partially documented in exhibition catalogs since the 1970s, see inventory under no. 1922. - The star-shaped tiles with minor rest.