Publication Date
The second half of the tenth century AH / the second half of the sixteenth century AD
Publication Place
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Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Subject
Ceramic piece, painted under glass
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
74.93 x 133.99 سم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
M.73.5.6
Record ID
object;EPM;us;Mus21;6;ar
Library Location
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Date
The second half of the tenth century AH / the second half of the sixteenth century AD
Notes
From the time of the construction of the Great Mosque complex of Suleiman in Istanbul (957-964 AH / 1550-1557 AD) and thereafter, tiles with Iznik inscription were increasingly used to decorate Ottoman religious monuments. Stencils were used to transfer the designs of both engraved and illustrated tile formations, but this inscription appears not to have been made by one of the many professional calligraphers who flourished under the Ottomans, but could be the work of a very skilled amateur. The Arabic text says “This world is paving the way to the other world.” It seems that it is an incorrect hadith and perhaps a famous saying or a verse from the Qur’an (Surat Ash-Shu’ara’: 20)
Sample Text
“Tile panel with Thuluth script inscription” within Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;us;Mus21;6;ar
