A Safavid cuerda seca tile panel, Persia, 18th century

of square form, comprising one large and one small square tile and two rectangular tiles, decorated in blue, yellow and manganese on a yellow-green ground, depicting two kneeling figures in a garden scene, with later oak frame

later frame with glass covering, small chips and abrasions to the tile edges and some corners, minor surface abrasions, as viewed.
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