A TIMURID MOSAIC POTTERY TILE FRAGMENT, CENTRAL ASIA, 15TH-16TH CENTURY A TIMURID MOSAIC POTTERY TILE FRAGMENT, CENTRAL ASIA, 15TH-16TH CENTURY

A TIMURID MOSAIC POTTERY TILE FRAGMENT, CENTRAL ASIA, 15TH-16TH CENTURY

Reference: ART3003638

Of irregular rounded form, comprising elements in cobalt-blue, turquoise, mustard, white and black, depicting a kaleidoscopic rosette with a pentagonal flower-filled element at each point.
48.5 cm.

CATALOGUE NOTE
Mosaic or cut tiles were produced to great effect in the Timurid and Safavid epochs. It was an extremely time-consuming technique, which continued up to the 19th century in Central Asia, and the 17th century in Iran. While tile mosaic continued to be employed in Safavid Iran, Shah 'Abbas' impatience to see the completion of this religious monuments encouraged the greater use of the cuerda seca technique. For further information on mosaic tiles, see Venetia Porter, Islamic Tiles, London, 1995, pp. 62-91.