Architectural Tile with Partial Inscription

Unknown

second half 14th century · Stonepaste; carved and glazed · Islamic Art

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.

Artist

Unknown

Date

second half 14th century

Medium

Stonepaste; carved and glazed

Department

Islamic Art

Credit line

Purchase, Friends of Islamic Art Gifts and Elaine Rosenberg Gift, 2006