Star-shaped tile with phrases from the Quran and floral scrolls

anonymous, c. 1262 - c. 1265

Star-shaped tile. Iran, Kashan Dated 1261. Stone paste. Koran texts are inscribed on either side of the date on this star-shaped lustre tile.

  • Artwork typestertegel
  • Object numberBK-NM-11797
  • Dimensionsthickness 2.3 cm x diameter 30.8 cm
  • Physical characteristicsaardewerk (kwarts-fritgoed) met glazuur

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Star-shaped tile with phrases from the Quran and floral scrolls

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-NM-11797

  • Description

    Stervormige tegel van kwarts-fritgoed gedecoreerd met koranteksten en bloemranken in luster op witte ondergrond van glazuur.

Creation

  • Creation

    potter: anonymous, Kashan

  • Dating

    c. 1262 - c. 1265

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    aardewerk (kwarts-fritgoed) met glazuur

  • Dimensions

    thickness 2.3 cm x diameter 30.8 cm

Acquisition and rights

Documentation

    • Luitgaard Mols, 'Iraanse ceramiek : Chinees porselein en Iraans metaal als inspiratiebronnen : Iraanse ceramiek in het Rijksmuseum te Amsterdam', Aziatische Kunst 26/1 (1996), pp. 39-44.
    • Ernst J. Grube, 'Some lustre tiles from Kashan in American collections', Panntheon 5 (1961), sept./okt., p. 221, afb. 16.

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