A Kashan lustre pottery star tile Persia, 13th/14th Century with eight points, decorated in cobalt blue and a brownish gold lustre on a cream ground with a central lotus surrounded by cartouches containing foliate motifs, the border with a band of inscription 21.5 cm. diameter Footnotes: Inscriptions: the opening couplets from Firdawsi's Shahnameh including two couplets which are not in the accepted edition. The appearance of the opening lines of the Shahnameh on a Kashan lustre tile is extremely unusual and possibly unique. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: R R For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com