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Star tile from the shrine of Imamzada Yahyah
Star tile from the shrine of Imamzada Yahyah

Star tile from the shrine of Imamzada Yahyah

1261–63 A.D./ 659–661 A.H.
Object PlaceVeramin, Iran
Medium/TechniqueComposite body (quartz, clay, and glaze frit),glazed in opaque white and overglaze painted in luster
DimensionsDiam: 30.5 cm (12 in.)
Credit LineDenman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession number07.668
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ClassificationsCeramics
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InscriptionsAround border in naskh script: Koran verses, commencing with chapter 112, al-Ikhlas.ProvenanceDenman Waldo Ross Collection; purchased by Ross from Dikran G. Kelekian, Paris, together with two other tiles (07.669; 07.670) for 3000 francs.