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Architectural Tile with Partial Inscription

second half 14th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 455
This tile, created in a single piece, once formed part of a larger decorative scheme on the façade of a building. The fragmentary calligraphic inscription along the bottom half was hand-carved, and the tile created in a slightly irregular shape to fit - puzzlelike - with the other tiles that once surrounded it. The slightly curving top suggests that it may have formed part of an arch-shaped decoration over a window or iwan.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Architectural Tile with Partial Inscription
  • Date: second half 14th century
  • Geography: Attributed to present-day Uzbekistan
  • Medium: Stonepaste; carved and glazed
  • Dimensions: H. 14 3/16 in. (36 cm)
    W. 11 in. (28 cm)
    D. 2 15/16 in. (7.5 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics-Tiles
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Friends of Islamic Art Gifts and Elaine Rosenberg Gift, 2006
  • Object Number: 2006.274
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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