A Damascus painted pottery nine tile panel 17th century

A Damascus painted pottery nine tile panel 17th century, depicting a three domed mosque with two minarets above a large urn containing flowers and Arabic script, each tile 22.2cm x22.7cm. (9)

Provenance: Field Marshal Earl Kitchener of Khartoum (1850-1916), and thence by descent.

This tile panel recalls the garden-like setting of heaven described in the Qur'an. It depicts a triple-arched gateway, the gate to paradise, date palms, cypresses, mosque lamps, and a vase filled with carnations. The panel is inscribed with the names of God (Allah), the prophet Muhammad, and the four rashiddun, or rightly guided caliphs of the Sunni Muslim historical tradition Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman and Ali. The inscription in the center reads Glory to God; panels like this were most likely intended for the adornment of mosques or private residences.

十七世紀  藍釉瓷磚 一組九件

來源：霍雷肖•赫爾伯特•基欽納(1850-1916)收藏。