FIGURINE DE LION ASSIS
IRAN, KASHAN, SELJUK ART, CIRCA 1200
Moulded siliceous ceramic, painted in black under a turquoise glaze, the body decorated with scrolls and scale motifs. Restored breaks with some retouching, cracks, small chips due to wear.
A TURQUIUSE GLAZED AND BLACK PAINTED POTTERY SEATED LION, PERSIA, KASHAN, CIRCA 1200.
H: 17 x W: 14 cm
Formerly from the Xavier Guerrand-Hermès Collection.
Public sale catalogue : Sotheby's, Regards sur l'Orient, Paris, 18 November 2013, lot 60.
