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Title	Tile
Author	Unknown
Publication Place	Kashan (made) -
Subject	Leaf Scrolls
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Height: 15cm, Width: 27.9cm, Depth: 2.0cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	471-1888
Record ID	471-1888
Library Location	Middle East Section
Notes	Tile, fritware, moulded, glazed and painted in turquoise, cobalt blue and lustre, Iran (probably Kashan), mid 13th century
Edebi referans	Qurâan
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Fritware, moulded, glazed, painted in turquoise, cobalt blue and lustre Fritware Painted Glazed Moulded
Fiziksel açıklama	Rectangular tile from a frieze; fritware, decorated with a moulded inscription (probably from the Qur'an), painted in cobalt blue. The background is painted in lustre with a decoration of tightly curled leaves left in reserve. A line of turquoise pigment has been painted along the upper and lower edges of the tile to form borders.

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Tile

Author Unknown

Publication Place Kashan (made) -

Subject Leaf Scrolls

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Height: 15cm, Width: 27.9cm, Depth: 2.0cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 471-1888

Record ID 471-1888

Library Location Middle East Section

Notes Tile, fritware, moulded, glazed and painted in turquoise, cobalt blue and lustre, Iran (probably Kashan), mid 13th century

Edebi referans Qurâan

Malzemeler ve teknikler Fritware, moulded, glazed, painted in turquoise, cobalt blue and lustre Fritware Painted Glazed Moulded

Fiziksel açıklama Rectangular tile from a frieze; fritware, decorated with a moulded inscription (probably from the Qur'an), painted in cobalt blue. The background is painted in lustre with a decoration of tightly curled leaves left in reserve. A line of turquoise pigment has been painted along the upper and lower edges of the tile to form borders.