Architectural ElementsPersian13th century

Star Tile with Vegetal Motifs and Inscription

1261-1262

Description

The tile is from the Imamzada Yahya shrine in Varamin. The inscriptions begin with the Basmala followed by Qurʾan 112, another Basmala, Qurʾan 102, Hadith Hisn al-Muslim (Fortress of the Muslim) 2, and the date 660 H. (1261-1262).

Classification

Architectural Elements

Technique

Lusterware

Medium

Composite body, underglaze painted with overglaze luster

Culture

Persian

Period

Ilkhanid period

Century

13th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art

Dimensions

Diam. 31 x 1.5 cm (12 3/16 x 9/16 in.)

Provenance

Denman Waldo Ross, Cambridge, MA, (by 1931), gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1931.

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