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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

This object consists of 7 parts, some of which may be located elsewhere.

Tile Panel

1275-1325 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Panel of six fritware cross tiles, moulded with floral decoration and decorated with underglaze turquoise-blue. Border painted with an inscription in Arabic characters.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 7 parts.

  • Tile
  • Tile
  • Tile
  • Tile
  • Tile
  • Cross Tile
  • Star Tile
Materials and techniques
Fritware, painted and moulded and with underglaze turquoise-blue
Brief description
Panel of six cross tiles of fritware, moulded and painted, Iran, 1275-1325.
Physical description
Panel of six fritware cross tiles, moulded with floral decoration and decorated with underglaze turquoise-blue. Border painted with an inscription in Arabic characters.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 21.5cm
  • Maximum depth: 1.8cm
  • Weight: 0.4kg
Style
Marks and inscriptions
اذا جاء نصر الله والفتح ورايت الناس يدخلون في دين الله افواجا فسبح بحمد ربك واستغفره انه كان توابا (Qur’anic inscription, surah 110)
Object history
Bought for the Myers Collection.
Subjects depicted
Associated objects
Bibliographic reference
Watson, O, Persian Lustre Ware, London, 1985, colour plate M
Collection
Accession number
546:1 to 6-1900

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Record createdSeptember 12, 2002
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