Tile
1300-1320 (made)
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Rectangular tile, fritware, 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.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Fritware with opaque cobalt-blue glaze and lustre-painted decoration |
| Brief description | Frieze tile, fritware, rectangular with a moulded inscription (probably from the Qur’an), painted in cobalt blue with lustre, Iran (probably Kashan), early 14th century. |
| Physical description | Rectangular tile, fritware, 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. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | بِرَبِّكُمْ فَاسْمَعُونِ (Qur’anic inscription part of surah 36: 25) |
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| Accession number | 1494:14-1876 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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