2-701-176 - Historica Graphica Collection/Heritage Images

Persian Lustreware wall-tile: calligraphic tile with birds; Pl. 7. from The Godman Collection: Persian Ceramic Art in the Collection of Mr F Duane Godman FRS; pub. 1891 (colour lithograph). Persian lustreware wall tile; ornate calligraphy overlays a compex pattern made up of foliage and birds; a small geometric border runs along the bottom, while a more dominant bird motif border runs along the top of the tile.