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Cross-shaped tile

1262 A.D./ 660 A.H.
Object PlaceKashan, Iran
Medium/TechniqueComposite body (quartz, clay and glaze frit), glazed in opaque white and overglaze painted in lustre
DimensionsDiam: 27.9 cm (11 in.)
Credit LineDenman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession number07.902
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ClassificationsCeramics
Collections
InscriptionsQuranic inscriptions around border: Sura 1 and Sura 112
ProvenanceBought from Vignier, Paris for 200 francs. Gift of Denman W. Ross, Dec. 12, 1907.
about 1250
1261–63 A.D./ 659–661 A.H.
early 13th century
17th century
late 17th century
17th century
early 14th century, probably 1310