Set of fragmentary yellow-background tiles, Safavid Iran, 17th-18th century Siliceous ceramics decorated with black lines and colored glazes, the largest depicting a turbaned figure under the branch of a tree, the second birds, one with legs and tail, the second with head, in a vegetal decor composed of a floral stem and a cypress tree, a third fragment shows a bird's head holding two leaves in its beak, the last two fragments show a floral decor. 22 x 22 cm, 23.6 x 12.8 cm, 9 x 13 cm, 12.2 x 8.2, 12.5 x 19.4 cm Glaze chips, chips and restoration on the largest with a green paint whitewash, chips and small chips at the edge of each.

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