Star tile with prince on horseback

Abu Zayd Kashani (Persian, 1186–1219)

September 1211 (Rabi' II 608 Hijra)

Object PlaceKashan, Iran

Medium/TechniqueFritware with luster decoration on opaque white glaze

DimensionsOverall: 27.5 x 26.5 x 1.5 cm (10 13/16 x 10 7/16 x 9/16 in.)

Credit LineDenman Waldo Ross Collection

Accession number07.903

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ClassificationsCeramics

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InscriptionsPersian scrawled in naskh around edge includes poetry by Abu'l Faraj Runi and Abu Zaid's signature and date.ProvenanceM. Bing, Paris; sold by M. Bing to Denman Waldo Ross (b. 1853 - d. 1935), Cambridge, MA; 1907, gift of Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 12, 1907)