Tile
17th century (made)
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Tile, fritware, in the form of two pentagons joined together (bowtie shape), moulded in relief with an Arabic inscription and covered with a translucent green glaze.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Fritware, relief moulded and glazed. |
| Brief description | Tile of fritware, moulded in relief with inscription, and covered with green glaze; Iran, 17th century. |
| Physical description | Tile, fritware, in the form of two pentagons joined together (bowtie shape), moulded in relief with an Arabic inscription and covered with a translucent green glaze. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'yaa :aliyyun 'anta minii bi-manzilati haaruun min muusaa' (Inscription in Arabic. This is a Hadith, with the Prophet Muhammad speaking in the first person. We are grateful to Manijeh Bayani for reading this inscription.)
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| Credit line | Given by the executors of Lady Marling, CBE |
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| Accession number | C.167-1928 |
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| Record created | February 19, 2009 |
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