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Tile panel in the form of a tomb cover
Honolulu, Hawai'i, United States of America
Shangri La, Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art
About Shangri La, Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art, Honolulu, Hawai'i
Dated hegira Rabi II 713 / AD July 1313
48.348
Stonepaste; overglaze-painted in luster, underglaze-painted in cobalt
Overall: 194.3 x 82.6 cm
Ilkhanid
Iran, Kashan
This tomb cover consists of three large luster tiles, all of which are covered in cobalt calligraphy in relief. It is presumed that this tripartite panel constituted the upper surface of a sarcophagus marking the burial place of Imam Ja‘far’s daughter. As a descendent of an imam, her tomb would have been known as an imamzada (Persian: imam born). During the Ilkhanid period of rule in Greater Iran (1256–1353), Shi‘ite imamzadas preserved some of the finest Persian tilework ever made.
"Tile panel in the form of a tomb cover" in Explore Islamic Art Collections. Museum With No Frontiers, 2024. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;us;Mus22;29;en
MWNF Working Number: US2 29
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