Tile

c.1307 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Tile, fritware, of eight-point star shape, the border painted in cobalt blue with Naskh inscription with lustre, enclosing a design of afronted birds on a flowering branch scrolled lustre ground within an octagon.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Fritware with underglaze and lustre painting
Brief description
Star-shaped tile, fritware, painted in blue and metallic lustre with addorsed birds and inscriptions, Iran (probably Kashan), ca.1307.
Physical description
Tile, fritware, of eight-point star shape, the border painted in cobalt blue with Naskh inscription with lustre, enclosing a design of afronted birds on a flowering branch scrolled lustre ground within an octagon.
Dimensions
  • Height: 20.8cm
  • Width: 20.9cm
  • Depth: 1.2cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
ای رای تو صحرای امل پیمودن/ تا چند بر آفتاب گل اندودن / گر در دهن شیر شوی بهر طمع اخر نه شکار گور خواهی بودن
Object history
From the dado of the shrine of Shaykh Abd al-Samad, Natanz. 350 to 355-1896, 113 to 116-1895 are similar tiles.

Purchased from the Durlacher Bros., 23a Old Bond Street.

Collection
Accession number
112-1895

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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