Tile
12th century-14th century (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Middle East, Ceramic, Tile; part of an inscriptional border from a mihrab, Kashan, Iran, early 14th century, probably from the Shrine of Shaykh Abd al-Samad, Natanz
Object details
| Object type | |
| Brief description | Middle East, Ceramic, Tile; part of an inscriptional border from a mihrab, Kashan, Iran, early 14th century, probably from the Shrine of Shaykh Abd al-Samad, Natanz |
| Physical description | Middle East, Ceramic, Tile; part of an inscriptional border from a mihrab, Kashan, Iran, early 14th century, probably from the Shrine of Shaykh Abd al-Samad, Natanz |
| Dimensions |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Part of Qur'an chapter 36, verses 48 and 49, and chapter 55, verses 26 to 29. |
| Production | This object is composite - it is made up a number of fragments, one of which would not originally have been joined to the others. This is evident from the abrupt jump from one Qur'anic verse to another. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 71A-1885 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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