Tile
early 14th century (made)
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Large rectangular tile, fritware, decorated with a moulded inscription (probably from the Qur’an), painted in cobalt blue; the background is painted in golden-brown lustre, with a decoration of scrolling palmettes left in reserve, and enhanced with dabs of turquoise pigment.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Fritware, moulded, glazed and painted in turquoise, cobalt blue and lustre |
| Brief description | Tile, fritware, glazed and painted in cobalt blue and lustre, Iran (probably Kashan), early 14th century |
| Physical description | Large rectangular tile, fritware, decorated with a moulded inscription (probably from the Qur’an), painted in cobalt blue; the background is painted in golden-brown lustre, with a decoration of scrolling palmettes left in reserve, and enhanced with dabs of turquoise pigment. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | و یطوف علیهم و (Qur’anic inscription, a section of either surah 56:17 or 76:19) |
| Production | Inventory record |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Literary reference | Qur’an |
| Bibliographic reference | Moya Carey, Persian Art. Collecting the Arts of Iran for the V&A, London, 2017, p.234. |
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| Accession number | 1494:1-1876 |
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| Record created | March 19, 2009 |
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