Tile
ca. 1300 (made)
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Star-shaped tile of fritware and decorated with metallic lustre in the centre with a rosette surrounded by foliated designs. The border contains an inscription on a blue ground.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Fritware with metallic lustre over the glaze |
| Brief description | Middle East, Ceramic, Tile; Star-shaped tile, fritware, glazed and painted in cobalt blue and lustre pigment, Iran (probably Kashan), 14th century |
| Physical description | Star-shaped tile of fritware and decorated with metallic lustre in the centre with a rosette surrounded by foliated designs. The border contains an inscription on a blue ground. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Ferdowsi poem:
بنام خداوند جان و خرد/ کزین برتر اندیشه برنگذرد/ خداوند جان و خداوند رای / خداوند روزی ده رهنمای / ز نام و … |
| Object history | Probably from the shrine of Shaykh Abd al-Samad, Natanz. |
| Production | register |
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| Accession number | 114-1895 |
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| Record created | March 9, 2009 |
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