拍品 247
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TWO TURQUOISE GLAZED CARVED FRAMING TILES each originally of T-shape, the raised central band moulded with a continuous interlaced arabesque, a raised ribbed boss at each juncture, the curved sloping inner sides carved with a variety of fleeting animals on a scrolling vine ground, Kashan or Nishapur, late 12th or early 13th century (repaired)

细节
TWO TURQUOISE GLAZED CARVED FRAMING TILES each originally of T-shape, the raised central band moulded with a continuous interlaced arabesque, a raised ribbed boss at each juncture, the curved sloping inner sides carved with a variety of fleeting animals on a scrolling vine ground, Kashan or Nishapur, late 12th or early 13th century (repaired)
the larger 16¼in. (41.3cm.) long (2)

拍品专文

Both the bosses on these two tiles have the ground almost pierced through from the reverse, leaving a relatively thin skin. One of the two retains a feature which demonstrates they had a function as well as that of decoration. It contains part of a stucco plug that originally filled the interior of the boss and into which was inserted a fixing pin, presumably of metal, the other end of which was then used to attach the tiles to the backing material.

A large panel of moulded tiles of the same period, some of which are unglazed and which are interspersed with similar bosses, is in a private collection.