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Tile Panel

about 1600
Object PlaceSyria
Medium/TechniqueFritware with polychrome decoration under clear glaze Composite body (quartz, clay and glaze frit).
DimensionsOverall: 67 x 70.2 x 4.1 cm (26 3/8 x 27 5/8 x 1 5/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Samuel D. Warren
Accession number90.162
On View
On view
ClassificationsCeramics
Collections
InscriptionsThe inscription under the central arch declares, "Glory to God," and, at top and bottom, names God, the Prophet Muhammad, and the first four caliphs: Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, and Ali.
Provenance1876, purchased at the Centennial Exposition (Egypt Exhibit), Philadelphia, by Mrs. Samuel D. (Susan Cornelia Clark) Warren (b. 1825 - d. 1901), Boston; 1890, gift of Mrs. Samuel D. Warren to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 4, 1890)
second half of the 16th century
17th century
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Small plate
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Bowl
early 13th century
Restricted: For reference only
first half of the 17th century
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1262 A.D./ 660 A.H.