AN EARLY CARVED TERRACOTTA PANEL Possibly Herat, Afghanistan, 12th - 13th century  Of rectangular shape, with a carved register of two large tri-lobed palmettes sprouting smaller split palmettes, surrounded by stylised scrolling vegetal tendrils, both the palmettes and the leaves encrusted with tesserae of turquoise and lapis lazuli, set inside a double solid border on each side, 27cm x 46.5cm. Provenance: Private German collection in 1970s-1980s and in the UK since late 1980s. For a similar panel, please see Christie’s London, 26 April 2012, lot 90.