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

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ClassificationsCeramics

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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)