Details

Object type

tile; wall tile

Culture/School

Islamic; Persian; Iranian; Seljuk

Place Associated

Asia, Middle East, Iran (place of manufacture)

Date

12th to 13th century

Materials

Fritware body with monochrome turquoise blue glaze

Dimensions

overall: 324 mm x 314 mm

Description

Square monochrome turquoise glazed frieze-tile with part of a relief inscription from the Qur’an. The inscription consists of the last two letters of a word and the following word from verse 4 in chapter 48. Above the inscription is a simple relief embossed arabesque border. This type of wall tile would have formed part of a long inscription frieze with quotations from the holy book of Islam, the Qur’an. The frieze may have formed part of the exterior decoration of a dome or the upper part of a religious building.

Credit Line/Donor

Gifted by Sir William and Lady Burrell to the City of Glasgow, 1944

Collection

Burrell Collection: Persian and Syrian Items [including Luristan Bronzes]

ID Number

33.50

Location

Burrell Collection