Tile
c.1307 (made)
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Tile, fritware, of eight-point star shape, the border painted in cobalt blue with Naskh inscription with lustre, enclosing a design of afronted birds on a flowering branch scrolled lustre ground within an octagon.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Fritware with underglaze and lustre painting |
| Brief description | Star-shaped tile, fritware, painted in blue and metallic lustre with addorsed birds and inscriptions, Iran (probably Kashan), ca.1307. |
| Physical description | Tile, fritware, of eight-point star shape, the border painted in cobalt blue with Naskh inscription with lustre, enclosing a design of afronted birds on a flowering branch scrolled lustre ground within an octagon. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | ای رای تو صحرای امل پیمودن/ تا چند بر آفتاب گل اندودن /
گر در دهن شیر شوی بهر طمع
اخر نه شکار گور خواهی بودن |
| Object history | From the dado of the shrine of Shaykh Abd al-Samad, Natanz. 350 to 355-1896, 113 to 116-1895 are similar tiles. Purchased from the Durlacher Bros., 23a Old Bond Street. |
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| Accession number | 112-1895 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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