Five Tiles from an Inscriptional Frieze, early 14th century

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Five Tiles from an Inscriptional Frieze, early 14th century, Attributed to Iran, Kashan, Stonepaste; inglaze painted in blue and turquoise, luster-painted on opaque white glaze, modeled, H. 7 9/16 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 a Qur’anic verse from Sura 2 (The Cow

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Size: 4613px × 2812px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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