A DAMASCUS TILE PANEL, OTTOMAN SYRIA, CIRCA 1600 glazed fritware, composed of eight tiles, underglaze painted with an inscribed cartouche, surrounded by interlocking split palmette border, with arabesque spandrels at either end, framed together 87 x 28cm Provenance: Property of a European Private Collector (Lots 242-282, for further details see lot 242); Amir Mohtashemi, London, 7 June 2001. (A copy of the invoice is sold with this lot) The inscription reads: 'Allah al-Rahim, al-Hakim', 'Allah the bestower of mercy and generosity'.