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Title	Tile
Author	Unknown
Publication Place	Kashan (made) -
Subject	Foliation (Pattern) Scroll-Work
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Length: 39.1cm, Width: 19.1cm, Depth: 2.1cm (max)
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	1488A-1876
Record ID	1488A-1876
Library Location	Middle East Section
Notes	Tile, fritware with relief and overglaze decoration, Iran (probably Kashan), early 14th century
Sample Text	ÙÙÙ±ÙÙÙ ÙØ¤ÙÙ ÙÙÙÙÙÙ Û ÙÙÙÙÙ Ø¡ÙØ§Ù ÙÙÙ Translation ... and the believers. They are believe... (Quran, sura 2, verse 285).
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Fritware with relief and overglaze decoration Fritware Painted Glazed Relief
Fiziksel açıklama	Large rectangular tile, fritware, decorated in the overglaze technique known as lajvardina (from 'lajvard', the Persian for 'lapis lazuli'), in which the background is a deep cobalt blue. It is decorated with a moulded inscription (Quran 2:285) in relief, outlined in red and painted a solid cobalt blue, while the background of the tile is decorated with large spiralling scrolls and small leaves and curls in a white pigment. The gilding which would have originally highlighted the letters has been lost.
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Tile

Author Unknown

Publication Place Kashan (made) -

Subject Foliation (Pattern) Scroll-Work

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Length: 39.1cm, Width: 19.1cm, Depth: 2.1cm (max)

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 1488A-1876

Record ID 1488A-1876

Library Location Middle East Section

Notes Tile, fritware with relief and overglaze decoration, Iran (probably Kashan), early 14th century

Sample Text ÙÙÙ±ÙÙÙ ÙØ¤ÙÙ ÙÙÙÙÙÙ Û ÙÙÙÙÙ Ø¡ÙØ§Ù ÙÙÙ Translation ... and the believers. They are believe... (Quran, sura 2, verse 285).

Malzemeler ve teknikler Fritware with relief and overglaze decoration Fritware Painted Glazed Relief

Fiziksel açıklama Large rectangular tile, fritware, decorated in the overglaze technique known as lajvardina (from 'lajvard', the Persian for 'lapis lazuli'), in which the background is a deep cobalt blue. It is decorated with a moulded inscription (Quran 2:285) in relief, outlined in red and painted a solid cobalt blue, while the background of the tile is decorated with large spiralling scrolls and small leaves and curls in a white pigment. The gilding which would have originally highlighted the letters has been lost.

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