Publication Date
1496
Publication Place
Iran (made) Amol (made) -
Subject
Foliation (Pattern)
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
514:1 to 40-1888
Record ID
514:1 to 40-1888
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1496
Notes
Panel of 40 tiles, 15 with a star shape and decorated with inscriptions in blue on an off-white ground, and 25 green-glazed lozenges; Iran, probably Amol, dated 1496-7
Sample Text
Note Each star tile bears a separate text that was written in cobalt pigment on the unglazed bodies of the tiles before they were fired. The third from the right in the top row reads, "O God! O God! O God!", for example, while the fifth tile from the right in the middle row reads, "Praise be to God who has removed from us all sorrow", which is a Koranic quotation (the surah Fatir, verse 34). Other texts so far identified are the phrase, "By might and glory", on the third tile from the right in the second row, and "Prayer is the pillar of faith", a Hadith transmitted by 'Umar ibn al-Khattab, on the fifth tile from the right in the bottom row.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Fritware, glazed, painted in underglaze blue Fritware Glazed Painted
Parçalar
Tile, Tile, Tile, Tile, Tile, Tile, Tile, Tile, Tile, Tile, Tile, Tile, Tile, Tile, Tile, Lozenge, Lozenge, Lozenge, Lozenge, Lozenge, Lozenge, Lozenge, Lozenge, Lozenge, Lozenge, Lozenge, Lozenge, Lozenge, Lozenge, Lozenge, Lozenge, Lozenge, Lozenge, Lozenge, Lozenge, Lozenge, Lozenge, Lozenge, Lozenge, Lozenge
Fiziksel açıklama
Panel, fritware, with fifteen star-shaped tiles painted with inscriptions or leaf sprays in blue under a clear glaze, and twenty-five green-glazed lozenges for filling the interspaces.
