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Art Object

Tile with Niche Design

Nusrat al-Din Muhammad 

Object Name:
Tile with niche design
Date:
dated A.H. 860/A.D. 1455–56
Geography:
Iran
Medium:
Stonepaste; inglaze-painted in blue, luster-painted on opaque white glaze
Dimensions:
H. 15 1/2 in. (39.4 cm) W. 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm) D. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm)
Classification:
Ceramics
Credit Line:
Theodore M. Davis Collection, Bequest of Theodore M. Davis, 1915
Accession Number:
30.95.26
  • Description

    Arabic Inscription: "In the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate. The building of this structure was ordered by the supreme Sultan Abu Anbiyya al-Muzaffar A[bu] Sa'id Bahadur Khan, May God perpetuate his kingdom. Nusrat al-Din Muhammad wrote this in the year 860/1455–56."
    Along with two calligraphic frieze tiles in London’s Victoria and Albert Museum displaying similar floral designs, this luster tile once adorned an as‑yet‑unidentified building commissioned by Abu Sa'id (1424–69), great‑grandson of Timur. From the inscription on this small tile, we learn not only the name of the patron, and the date of the building’s construction, but also the name of the tile’s calligrapher—Nusrat al‑Din Muhammad.

  • Provenance

    Theodore M. Davis, New York (by 1914–d. 1915); On loan from his estateduring settlement of the estate (1915–30); In permanent possession of The Metropolitan Museum of Artsince 1930

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