Plaque
1780 to 1850 (made)
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Plaque, earthenware, circular pierced with a hole at the base, covered with white slip and painted in blue and black, with turquoise and black bands around the edge and six horizontal bands across the face, in between the bands is an inscription (from the Qur'an) in Naskhy script.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Earthenware with handpainted decoration in coloured glaze |
| Brief description | Plaque for a bee hive, earthenware, circular with an inscription (from the Qur'an) in Naskhy script; Iran, 1780 to 1850 |
| Physical description | Plaque, earthenware, circular pierced with a hole at the base, covered with white slip and painted in blue and black, with turquoise and black bands around the edge and six horizontal bands across the face, in between the bands is an inscription (from the Qur'an) in Naskhy script. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Inscription in Naskhy Arabic characters
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| Credit line | Given by Dudley P. Myers |
| Historical context | Traditionally, horizontal cylindrical bee hives were used in Iran. They were made of woven reeds or cane and smoothed over with mud that was then allowed to dry. One end was sealed with a pottery roundel such as the ones shown here. The other end was closed with a wicker or wood plate. The hives were stacked in rows and then covered with mud and straw to insulate them against excessive cold in Winter. Increasingly, such hives have been replaced by modern wooden box hives. |
| Production | Originally attributed to Syria in the Register |
| Literary reference | Qur'an |
| Bibliographic reference | Nuzhat Kazmi, Islamic Art: The Past and Modern, Roli Books, 2009, page 96 |
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| Accession number | 796-1900 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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