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Corner Tile

early 14th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 455
With its exquisite palette and elegant scrolling vine design, this tile, one of three corner tiles, once formed part of a sumptuous architectural installation. Inscribed with verses of the Qur'an, the tiles presumably decorated a religious structure, such as a mosque or tomb complex. The inscription that runs along the top of one of these tiles would have continued in the form of a frieze—as can be seen in the series of related tiles on display in the nearby wall case.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Corner Tile
  • Date: early 14th century
  • Geography: Attributed to Iran, probably Kashan
  • Medium: Stonepaste; modeled, inglaze painted in blue and luster-painted on opaque white glaze
  • Dimensions: H. 17 1/8 in. (43.5 cm)
    W. 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm)
    D. 5 1/8 in. (13 cm)
    Wt. 12 lbs. (5.4 kg)
  • Classification: Ceramics-Tiles
  • Credit Line: H.O. Havemeyer Collection, Gift of Horace Havemeyer, 1940
  • Object Number: 40.181.8
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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