Tile from an Inscriptional Frieze 734 1334 Inscribed: "and the earth, in six d[ays]" from Qur'an 7:54 This tile and tile once graced the Imamzada 'Ali ibn Ja'far tomb complex in the city of Qum. The associated mihrab, now in the National Museum of Iran, bears the date of Ramadan 734 / May 1334, and the signature of Yusuf ibn 'Ali Muhammad ibn Abi Tahir (active 1305–34). Yusuf was the fourth and last generation of the Abu Tahir family of potters from Kashan, and this tile represents one of the final examples of the family's long-lived tile-making Tile from an Insc
Tile from an Inscriptional Frieze 734 1334 Inscribed: "and the earth, in six d[ays]" from Qur'an 7:54 This tile and tile once graced the Imamzada 'Ali ibn Ja'far tomb complex in the city of Qum. The associated mihrab, now in the National Museum of Iran, bears the date of Ramadan 734 / May 1334, and the signature of Yusuf ibn 'Ali Muhammad ibn Abi Tahir (active 1305–34). Yusuf was the fourth and last generation of the Abu Tahir family of potters from Kashan, and this tile represents one of the final examples of the family's long-lived tile-making Tile from an Inscriptional Frieze. 734 1334. Stonepaste; modeled, inglaze painted in blue, luster-painted on opaque white glaze. Made in Iran, Kashan. Ceramics-Tiles
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