ISLAMIC, INDIAN & ANCIENT ART
Lot 80:
Description
Composed of sixteen square tiles forming a continuous frieze, the panel is decorated in bold relief with flowing Arabic calligraphy in thuluth script, set against a green-glazed ground. The inscription, executed in raised slip and covered in a pale cream glaze, is interlaced with vegetal flourishes, creating a rhythmic interplay of text and ornament. The reverse of the tiles is plain, with traces of kiln firing.
The verse written is from the Qur’an, Surah Āl ʿImrān (3:191):
رَبَّنَا مَا خَلَقْتَ هَذَا بَاطِلًا سُبْحَانَكَ فَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ
(Rabbana ma khalaqta hadha batilan subhanaka faqina ’adhab an-nar)
Translation (approximate):
“Our Lord, You did not create this aimlessly; glory be to You, so protect us from the punishment of the Fire.”
80 x 20cm
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