a large fragment of Timurid cuerda seca pottery tile, decorated with four identical interlocking decorative inscriptions in square Kufic, لا إله إلا الله, the beginning of the shahada, ‘There is no god but God’, which form a central ornament of four octagonal stars each with six-petal flower inside. Samarkand, Shah-i-Zinda, probably the mausoleum of Shadi Mulk Aqa, late 14th century. l. 42.5 cm; w. 29 cm Published: Arts from the Land of Timur: An Exhibition from a Scottish Private Collection. Edinburgh: Sogdiana Books, 2012, Cat. no. 472. Related Works: Nemtseva, n. b., and Shvab, Iu. z. Ansambl’ Sakh-i Zinda. Istoriko-arkhitekturnyi ocherk. [Shah-i-Zinda Mausoleum. Historical and Architectural Survey]. Tashkent: Gafur Guliam Press, 1979, fig. 7.