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LOT 0220
Western Asiatic Glazed Ceramic Tile Group with Stars
13TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
26 1/2 x 19 5/8 in. (3.7 kg total, 67.5 x 49.7 cm).
A mixed group of glazed ceramic floor tiles: 16 small star-shaped examples with blue glaze finish; 12 square ones with a step to each corner, white glaze finish with design of turquoise roundels and dark blue stars; ten similar stepped half-tiles; mounted on a custom-made display stand.
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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