Tile
early 14th century (made)
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Large rectangular tile, fritware, with narrow projecting bands at top and bottom; these are left white with inscriptions painted on them in lustre. The lustre decoration is in general very worn on this tile, but especially so at the borders. The central field is decorated with a moulded inscription (probably from the Qur’an), painted in cobalt blue; the background is painted in golden-brown lustre, with a decoration of scrolling palmettes left in reserve, though the spirals of the scroll are infilled with turquoise pigment.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Fritware, moulded, glazed and painted in turquoise, cobalt blue and lustre |
| Brief description | Tile, fritware, glazed and painted in turquoise, cobalt blue and lustre, Iran (probably Kashan), early 14th century |
| Physical description | Large rectangular tile, fritware, with narrow projecting bands at top and bottom; these are left white with inscriptions painted on them in lustre. The lustre decoration is in general very worn on this tile, but especially so at the borders. The central field is decorated with a moulded inscription (probably from the Qur’an), painted in cobalt blue; the background is painted in golden-brown lustre, with a decoration of scrolling palmettes left in reserve, though the spirals of the scroll are infilled with turquoise pigment. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | الْكِتَابَ وَالْحِكْمَةَ وَإِ (Qur’anic inscription - part of surah 62:2) |
| Object history | From the mosque at Natanz. |
| Production | Inventory record |
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| Literary reference | Qur’an |
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| Accession number | 1494:17-1876 |
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| Record created | March 19, 2009 |
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