Tile
ca. 1325 (made)
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Tile, fritware, of eight-point star shape, the border painted in cobalt blue with Naskh inscription with lustre enclosing a design of a phoenix above a fish on a foliate scrolled reserve dotted ground, the head of the bird later defaced.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Fritware with underglaze and lustre decoration |
| Brief description | Middle East, Ceramic, Tile; Star-shaped tile, fritware, glazed and painted in cobalt blue and lustre pigment, Iran (probably Kashan), 14th century |
| Physical description | Tile, fritware, of eight-point star shape, the border painted in cobalt blue with Naskh inscription with lustre enclosing a design of a phoenix above a fish on a foliate scrolled reserve dotted ground, the head of the bird later defaced. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | The opening lines of the story of Rostam and Esfandiyar from Ferdowsi's Shahnameh:
كنون خورد بايد مى خوشگوار / كه مى بوى مشك آيد از جويبار/ هوا پر خروش و زمين پر ز جوش/ خنک آنکه دل شاد دارد بنوش |
| Object history | Probably from the shrine of Shaykh Abd al-Samad, Natanz. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 116-1895 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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