Tile
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Caption
Tile, 13th–14th century. Ceramic, 11 1/2 x 3/4 x 12 3/16 in. (29.2 x 1.9 x 31 cm) mount: 11 3/4 × 12 3/4 × 1 3/4 in. (29.8 × 32.4 × 4.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. Horace O. Havemeyer, 42.212.57. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Collection
Collection
Title
Tile
Date
13th–14th century
Period
Ilkhanid
Medium
Ceramic
Classification
Dimensions
11 1/2 x 3/4 x 12 3/16 in. (29.2 x 1.9 x 31 cm) mount: 11 3/4 × 12 3/4 × 1 3/4 in. (29.8 × 32.4 × 4.4 cm)
Inscriptions
Written inscription in relief under turquoise blue glaze. زان ببارید نم The complete text of this poem is: از ابر بهاران ببارید نم ز روي زمین زنگ بزدود غم The poem is from Shahnameh Ferdowsi, story “ Kaykhosrou was King for sixty year” part I. the end part of this poem: زنک بزدود غم Appears on tile 42.212.58 in this museum. The Inscription read by Abdullah Ghouchani
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Horace O. Havemeyer
Accession Number
42.212.57
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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