An Exceptionally Fine Kashan Lustre Star Tile, Persia, Dated A.H. 680/A.D. 1281-1282

of stellar form, decorated in dark brown lustre, cobalt blue and turquoise with a central cruciform design radiating lotus palmettes reserved on a scroll ground alternating with lobed cartouches filled with scale and dot patterning bordered by a calligraphic band, with modern stand

Formerly German private collection

Minor nibbles and losses to extremities, small chip to glaze and minor areas of abrasion, as viewed
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inscriptions
Two quatrains and a single couplet in Persian, ending with:

'Was written in the year A.H. 680/A.D. 1281-1282'