. Plaque This piece belongs to a group of eight plaques, each inscribed with a verse from the same shi'ite poem. It is possible that these plaques were set in the wooden doorway to a royal tomb. The striking cartouche shape is created by lobed arches formed at the horizontal ends of the rectangular panel, with smaller arches projecting from each straight border. The pious verse, inscribed in thuluth script, is set against an openwork ground of spiraling arabesque scrolls. Cut-steel panels were a specialty in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries in Iran, though few survive in such good condi
. Plaque This piece belongs to a group of eight plaques, each inscribed with a verse from the same shi'ite poem. It is possible that these plaques were set in the wooden doorway to a royal tomb. The striking cartouche shape is created by lobed arches formed at the horizontal ends of the rectangular panel, with smaller arches projecting from each straight border. The pious verse, inscribed in thuluth script, is set against an openwork ground of spiraling arabesque scrolls. Cut-steel panels were a specialty in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries in Iran, though few survive in such good condition. Cut and pierced steel; L. 15 in. ( cm) Attributed to Iran . Late 17th century; Safavid period (1501–1722). in Safavid period (1501–1722) 489 Plaque (Iran)
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Photo credit: © The Picture Art Collection / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: ., /., 17th, century, late, period, safav, safavid
