A magnificent carved and glazed terracotta panel of rectangular form enclosing a trefoil palmette standing on a short-waisted foot, the surface densely filled with elegant scrolling floral and leafy arabesques in luminous glazes of rich turquoise, white, lilac and purplish cobalt blue. The terracotta is delicately carved in high relief to give the pierced effect of a veil of lace, the subtle glazes floating against the deeply recessed ground. Though carved and glazed terracotta is a characteristic Timurid technique of the fourteenth century, this panel is unusual for its many levels of relief. The central trefoil palmette is recessed from the surface of the tile and framed by a stepped border comprising a bold white outline that loops elegantly to the top and bottom in contrasting angular and round knot forms, and a turquoise cavetto leading to a lower turquoise inner frame that surrounds the central arabesque of leaves, split-leaves and trefoil flowers and delicate buds on scrolling and interlacing vines.