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A rectangular piece of tile
(قطعة مستطيلة من القاشاني)

Title	A rectangular piece of tile
Title Original	قطعة مستطيلة من القاشاني
Publication Date:	Late tenth / late sixteenth century
Publication Place	- Royal Museum, National Museum of Scotland NMS
Subject	Quartz paste (frit) in blue, black and turquoise colors under the glaze, a tile-coloured layer, and a transparent layer of glaze above it.
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	الطول: 25.1 سم؛ العرض: 10.3 سم
Library:	Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID	A. 1967.414
Record ID	object;ISL;uk;Mus03;32;ar
Library Location	Royal Museum, National Museum of Scotland NMS
Date	Late tenth / late sixteenth century
Notes	A rectangular piece of tile made of quartz paste (frit) was originally part of a frame surrounding a large tile panel, composed of an interlocking white and red arabesque design. The defining lines of the design are executed in black, with emphasis on the internal curves of the arabesque and on the red details. The entire design was placed on a bright turquoise background.
Sample Text	Ulrike Al-Khamis “Rectangular piece of tile” in Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;uk;Mus03;32;ar

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A rectangular piece of tile

(قطعة مستطيلة من القاشاني)

Publication Date Late tenth / late sixteenth century

Publication Place - Royal Museum, National Museum of Scotland NMS

Subject Quartz paste (frit) in blue, black and turquoise colors under the glaze, a tile-coloured layer, and a transparent layer of glaze above it.

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions الطول: 25.1 سم؛ العرض: 10.3 سم

Library Museum With No Frontiers

Library Asset ID A. 1967.414

Record ID object;ISL;uk;Mus03;32;ar

Library Location Royal Museum, National Museum of Scotland NMS

Date Late tenth / late sixteenth century

Notes A rectangular piece of tile made of quartz paste (frit) was originally part of a frame surrounding a large tile panel, composed of an interlocking white and red arabesque design. The defining lines of the design are executed in black, with emphasis on the internal curves of the arabesque and on the red details. The entire design was placed on a bright turquoise background.

Sample Text Ulrike Al-Khamis “Rectangular piece of tile” in Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;uk;Mus03;32;ar