Hexagonal tile with a green glaze and inscription, anonymous, c. 1400 - c. 1599 Six-cornered tile of quartz fritry. On a soil of thick green glaze, a rim parallel with the circumference is applied in Luster, in which an inscription in Arabic characters: 'In the name of Allah, merciful and compassionate. Allah is one. He is the God to whom all beings are addressing with their needs. He did not conceive and is not conceived. He has no equal in anyone. " (Koran hood 112). In the middle are the names of the twelve imams. Coming from the Palace of Selim II in Anetrinople. The metal gloss has almost
Hexagonal tile with a green glaze and inscription, anonymous, c. 1400 - c. 1599 Six-cornered tile of quartz fritry. On a soil of thick green glaze, a rim parallel with the circumference is applied in Luster, in which an inscription in Arabic characters: 'In the name of Allah, merciful and compassionate. Allah is one. He is the God to whom all beings are addressing with their needs. He did not conceive and is not conceived. He has no equal in anyone. " (Koran hood 112). In the middle are the names of the twelve imams. Coming from the Palace of Selim II in Anetrinople. The metal gloss has almost become completely dull, so that the inscriptions can only be seen under certain light. Damaged on the corners. Turkey (Possible) earthenware. glaze. luster (textile) painting / vitrification Six-cornered tile of quartz fritry. On a soil of thick green glaze, a rim parallel with the circumference is applied in Luster, in which an inscription in Arabic characters: 'In the name of Allah, merciful and compassionate. Allah is one. He is the God to whom all beings are addressing with their needs. He did not conceive and is not conceived. He has no equal in anyone. " (Koran hood 112). In the middle are the names of the twelve imams. Coming from the Palace of Selim II in Anetrinople. The metal gloss has almost become completely dull, so that the inscriptions can only be seen under certain light. Damaged on the corners. Turkey (Possible) earthenware. glaze. luster (textile) painting / vitrification
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