Tile
1300 (made)
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Tile of glazed grey fritware, in the form of a six-pointed star, painted in yellow lustre and cobalt blue, with an Arabic inscription. The inscription forms a border round the edge, and the middle is filled in with a floral device.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Fritware, painted with lustre over the glaze |
| Brief description | Tile of glazed grey fritware, in the form of a six-pointed star, painted with lustre, Kashan, 1300, probably from the Masjid-i 'Ali in Qohrud. |
| Physical description | Tile of glazed grey fritware, in the form of a six-pointed star, painted in yellow lustre and cobalt blue, with an Arabic inscription. The inscription forms a border round the edge, and the middle is filled in with a floral device. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
الحمد لله الذي انزل على عبده الكتاب ولم يجعل له عوجا
قيما لينذر باسا شديدا من لدنه ويبشر المؤمنين الذين يعملون الصالحات ان لهم اجرا حسنا
سنه سبعمائه (Qur’anic inscription part of surah 18, verses 1 and 2
Dated to: A.H. 700 (1300 A.D.)) |
| Object history | This tile is probably from the mihrab of the Masjid-i 'Ali in Qohrud, Iran. Bought from the Myers Collection. See Watson, 'The Masjid-i 'Ali, in Quhrud: An Architectural and Epigraphic Survey', Iran 13 (1975), pp.59-74. |
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| Accession number | 561-1900 |
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| Record created | March 19, 2009 |
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