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Plate I

Tile with Niche Design and Inscription
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Tile with Niche Design and Inscription

Kashan workshop, artist

A large Kashan tile originally forming the upper part of a prayer niche, combining Qur’anic inscription with modelled and lustred decoration.

Date
early 14th century
Collection
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Reference
450361

Record

Medium
Stonepaste; blue and lustre-painted on opaque glaze
Dimensions
H. 19 3/4 in. (50.4 cm) W. 18 3/4 in. (47.6 cm) D. 3 in. (7.6 cm) without mount: H. 19 in. (48.3 cm) W. 18 in. (45.7 cm) Wt. 61 lbs (27.7 kg)
Origin
Kashan, Iran

In the Tapestry

Culture of origin
IlkhanateAmedium confidence

Provenance and history

  1. early 14th century

    Created by Kashan workshopA

Sources

  1. A
  2. B

    collectionapi.metmuseum.org

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