Tile from a Frieze
The broken character of the calligraphic decoration on this tile implies that it was once part of a frieze decoration. The Arabic inscription (lannahum ajma'ina) is probably from the fifteenth sura of the Qur'an, "The Rock" (15:92): "So by your Lord, we would [most certainly ques]tion them all." The religious nature of the inscription suggests that the tile frieze was placed in a religious context, most likely surrounding the mihrab in a mosque.
Artwork Details
- Title: Tile from a Frieze
- Date: first half 13th century
- Geography: Attributed to Iran
- Medium: Stonepaste; overglaze painted (so-called mina'i)
- Dimensions: H. 14 3/8 in. (36.5 cm)
W. 14 in. (35.6 cm) - Classification: Ceramics-Tiles
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1911
- Object Number: 11.74.1
- Curatorial Department: Islamic Art
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late 12th–early 13th century
late 12th century
dated 755 AH/1354–55 CE
dated 612 AH/1215–16 CE
second half 13th century
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