Tile
1286-7 (made)
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Tile of grey fritware, painted in blue and in yellow lustre on a white slip. In the form of an eight-pointed star and in the middle is a floral device ornamented with leaves and dots. Round the edge is a border of Arabic inscription in lustre.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Fritware and slip, painted with lustre over the glaze |
| Brief description | Tile of grey fritware, painted in blue and in yellow lustre on a white slip, and in the form of an eight-pointed star, Kashan, 1286-7. |
| Physical description | Tile of grey fritware, painted in blue and in yellow lustre on a white slip. In the form of an eight-pointed star and in the middle is a floral device ornamented with leaves and dots. Round the edge is a border of Arabic inscription in lustre. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Qur’anic inscription - surahs 108 and 110
کتب فی شهور سنه 685 |
| Production | register |
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| Accession number | 29-1899 |
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| Record created | March 17, 2009 |
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