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Plate I

Tile Panel
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Tile Panel

Kashan workshop, artist

Four lustre-painted Iranian tiles that once formed part of the frame around a mihrab and preserve a Qur’anic inscription.

Date
13th century
Collection
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Reference
446200

Record

Medium
Stonepaste; molded and luster-painted
Dimensions
Overall: Ht. 14 3/16 in. (36 cm) W. 55 in. (139.7 cm) D. 1 9/16 in. (4 cm) 12.34.3a: Ht. 13 3/4 in. (35 cm) W. 13 3/8 in. (34 cm) D. 1 3/16 in. (3 cm) 12.34.3b: Ht. 13 3/4 in. (35 cm) W. 13 9/16 in. (34.5 cm) D. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm) 12.34.3c: Ht. 13 3/4 in. (35 cm) W. 13 3/4 in. (35 cm) D. 1 9/16 in. (4 cm) 12.34.3d: Ht. 14 3/16 in. (36 cm) W. 13 3/8 in. (34 cm) D. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm)
Origin
Kashan, Iran

In the Tapestry

Made in
KashanA

Provenance and history

  1. 13th century

    Created by Kashan workshopA

Sources

  1. A
  2. B

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