Tile
13th century (made)
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Tile of glazed whitish-grey fritware, painted in brown lustre. In the form of an eight-pointed star. Within a narrow border bearing the inscription are symmetrically scrolled stems with flowers and foliage flanking a conventional cypress-tree, in reserve, on a lustred ground which is diapered with small incised spirals. Round the edge is an Arabic inscription from the Koran.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Fritware, painted with lustre over the glaze |
| Brief description | Tile of glazed whitish-grey fritware, painted in brown lustre, from the shrine at Varamin, 13th century. |
| Physical description | Tile of glazed whitish-grey fritware, painted in brown lustre. In the form of an eight-pointed star. Within a narrow border bearing the inscription are symmetrically scrolled stems with flowers and foliage flanking a conventional cypress-tree, in reserve, on a lustred ground which is diapered with small incised spirals. Round the edge is an Arabic inscription from the Koran. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by George Salting, Esq. |
| Production | register |
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| Accession number | C.1978-1910 |
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| Record created | March 27, 2009 |
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