Tile
ca. 1300-1325 (made)
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Tile in the shape of an 8-pointed star, fritware, decorated in lustre; the border is left in reserve with a Persian inscription painted on in lustre pigment, and the upper and lower edges of the border outlined in cobalt blue. The central field of the tile is divided into 4 compartments by intersecting braided lines painted in cobalt blue with details in turquoise. The interior of the compartments are decorated with interlocking palmette leaves, left in reserve against a lustre ground, with splashes of turquoise.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Fritware decorated in lustre |
| Brief description | Tile in the shape of an 8-pointed star, fritware, decorated in lustre with a Persian inscription and 4 compartments of intersecting braided lines painted in cobalt blue with details in turquoise: Iran, probably Kashan, 1300-1325. |
| Physical description | Tile in the shape of an 8-pointed star, fritware, decorated in lustre; the border is left in reserve with a Persian inscription painted on in lustre pigment, and the upper and lower edges of the border outlined in cobalt blue. The central field of the tile is divided into 4 compartments by intersecting braided lines painted in cobalt blue with details in turquoise. The interior of the compartments are decorated with interlocking palmette leaves, left in reserve against a lustre ground, with splashes of turquoise. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | قل يا ايها الكافرون
لا اعبد ما تعبدون
ولا انتم عابدون ما اعبد
ولا انا عابد ما عبدتم
ولا انتم عابدون ما اعبد
لكم دينكم ولي دين
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قل هو الله احد
الله الصمد
لم يلد ولم يولد
ولم يكن له كفوا احد (Qur’anic inscription, surah 109 and 112) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 673-1889 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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