Tile
early 14th century (made)
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Border tile of fritware, long thin rectangular in shape, from a frieze. Decorated in a dark red lustre, perhaps overfired, with a moulded inscription, probably from the Qur'an, and painted in cobalt blue. The background is painted with scrolling palmettes left in reserve.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Fritware, painted with lustre over the glaze and moulded |
| Brief description | Border tile of fritware, long thin rectangular in shape, painted with lustre over the glaze and moulded, probably Kashan, early 14th century. |
| Physical description | Border tile of fritware, long thin rectangular in shape, from a frieze. Decorated in a dark red lustre, perhaps overfired, with a moulded inscription, probably from the Qur'an, and painted in cobalt blue. The background is painted with scrolling palmettes left in reserve. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | لۡقَيُّومُۚ لَا تَأۡخُذُهُ
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| Object history | Bought from the Myers Collection. This tile was once part of the mihrab in the Maydan Mosque in Kashan, now in the Islamic Art Museum, Berlin. It formed part of the calligraphic border running around the inner mihrab, between the pilasters. A replacement tile was made in the early 20th century in London. |
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| Accession number | 548-1900 |
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| Record created | March 19, 2009 |
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