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Square tile with holy names in square kufic script

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Description

The tile is inscribed with the names of Allah, the Prophet Muhammad, and his son-in-law and successor Ali in square kufic script.
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Associated place

Asia › Iran (place of creation)

Date

15th century (1401 - 1500)
Timurid Period (1370 - 1507)

Associated people

Prophet Muhammad (c. AD 570 - 632) (named on object)

'Ali ibn Abi Talib (ruled AD 656 - 661) (named on object)

Material and technique

fritware, with decoration in coloured glazes applied in the cuerda seca technique

Dimensions

19 x 17 x 2.5 cm (height x width x depth)

Material index

processed material › ceramic › glazed composition › stonepaste › fritware

Technique index

glazed,

covered › coated › glazed

Object type index

architecture › tile

No. of items

1

Credit line

Presented by J. P. D. Dunbabin, 2003.

Accession no.

EA2003.57

Glossary (2)

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fritware, kufic

fritware

Ceramic material composed of ground quartz and small quantities of clay and finely ground frit (frit is obtained by pouring molten glass into water).
kufic

A term denoting various styles of angular Arabic script. Emerged in the early centuries of Islam, kufic soon became the preferred hand to copy holy texts.

Location

- First floor | Room 31 | Islamic Middle East

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