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Large pottery window frame Qajar
Large pottery window frame Qajar
Persia, 19th century
Large, siliceous paste panel composed of 10 tiles, the two horizontal ones forming the window frame and a lintel. The decoration is figurative and includes several characters on a cobalt blue background depicting courtly scenes, a theme related to the Princely cycle. Each character is named in the reserve inscribed above its head, being them the legendary kings narrated in the Shahnameh. The historiated decoration is flanked by a thinner border containing plant elements against a green background.
Visible lackings, otherwise in good condition.
H. 154 X L.105.5 X P. 3 cm