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Name of Object:

Set of ten inscription frieze tiles

Location:

Honolulu, Hawai'i, United States of America

Holding Museum:

Shangri La, Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art

 About Shangri La, Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art, Honolulu, Hawai'i

Date of Object:

Hegira c. 709 / AD 1310

Museum Inventory Number:

48.347

Material(s) / Technique(s):

Stonepaste; overglaze-painted in luster, underglaze-painted in cobalt

Dimensions:

Each tile: 39.7 x 41.3 cm

Period / Dynasty:

Ilkhanid

Provenance:

Iran, Kashan

Description:

Ten luster tiles compose a frieze signed by Yusuf ibn 'Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Tahir, the son of the potter who made the DDFIA’s Veramin mihrab (48.327). The Abi Tahir family of Kashan, Iran, is famous for the production of exquisite tilework and ceramic vessels during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. The inscription on this frieze is from the Qur’an’s well-known "Throne Verse" (2: 255). The final tile (lower left) is signed by Yusuf. Purchased in New York City, 1940.

Citation of this web page:

 "Set of ten inscription frieze tiles" in Explore Islamic Art Collections. Museum With No Frontiers, 2024. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;us;Mus22;28;en


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