Author
Unknown
Publication Date
1300
Publication Place
Kashan (made) Iran (made) -
Subject
Ceramics Tiles
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Length: 27.7cm, Width: 14.9cm, Height: 3.0cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
1494:11-1876
Record ID
1494:11-1876
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1300
Notes
This tile is from a mosque at Natanz in central Iran. It originally formed part of a frieze with a quotation from the Qur'an.
Sample Text
ÙاÙ٠تÙغÙÙ٠عÙÙÙÙÙ Ø´ÙÙÙا Note Qurâanic inscription part of surah 36: 23
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Fritware with opaque cobalt-blue glaze and lustre-painted decoration Fritware Glazing
Fiziksel açıklama
Frieze tile (one of a set of forty), fritware, rectangular with raised inscription in Naskh script coloured in cobalt blue, surrounded by a background of fine scrollwork in half palmettes executed in lustre, glazed.
