Tile, early 14th century, Attributed to Iran, Stonepaste; modeled, inglaze painted in blue and luster-painted on opaque white

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Tile, early 14th century, Attributed to Iran, Stonepaste; modeled, inglaze painted in blue and luster-painted on opaque white glaze, H. 7 1/2 in. ( cm), Ceramics-Tiles, Once part of a calligraphic frieze within a tomb or religious structure, this tile holds three lines of religious text. Executed in thuluth script, the raised writing of the central band is part of Sura 62 (Al-Jumu‘ah), Verse 6, while the smaller calligraphy painted in luster above and below is from another section of the Qur’an

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Size: 3217px × 2759px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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