PERSIAN TILE PANEL. Siliceous paste painted in polychrome under a transparent colourless glaze. This panel represents a hunting scene on a cobalt background. The two characters, including a falconer, are depicted riding in a luxuriant nature (7 fractured tiles, in an old frame). Iran, early 20th century. Total dimensions with frame: H_72 cm W_56 cm One tile: H_15 cm W_15 cm Provenance: Auktionshaus J. Weiner, Berlin, 23 / 09 / 2017, Lot 386

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