Tile
ca. 1265 (made)
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Tile of fritware, in the shape of an eight-pointed star, decorated with a representation of the sacred Hindoo Bull (Zebu) amid floral scroll-work in white on a ruby red metallic lustre ground; it is surrounded by an inscription in ruby red on a white ground.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Fritware painted in lustre over the glaze |
| Brief description | Tile, fritware painted in lustre over the glaze, Iran, (Kashan), ca. 1265 |
| Physical description | Tile of fritware, in the shape of an eight-pointed star, decorated with a representation of the sacred Hindoo Bull (Zebu) amid floral scroll-work in white on a ruby red metallic lustre ground; it is surrounded by an inscription in ruby red on a white ground. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | الله لا اله الا هو الحي القيوم لا تاخذه سنة ولا نوم له ما في السماوات وما في الارض من ذا الذي يشفع عنده الا باذنه يعلم ما بين ايديهم وما خلفهم ولا يحيطون بشيء من علمه الا بما شاء وسع كرسيه السماوات والارض ولا يئوده حفظهما وهو العلي العظيم (Qur’anic inscription part of surah 2: 255) |
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| Bibliographic reference | Ferrier, R. W. (ed), The Arts of Persia, Yale University Press, New Haven & London, 1989. 334p., ill. ISBN 3-8041-801-06230-8
Ch.18, pl. 5 |
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| Accession number | 592-1890 |
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| Record created | April 8, 2009 |
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