Art Institute of Chicago
Tile with Pious Inscription
Iran
- Date
- Ilkhanid dynasty (1256–1353), Late 13th/early 14th century
- Medium
- Fritware with molded decoration, painted in blue under opaque turquoise glaze
- Culture
- Iran
- Department
- Arts of Asia
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
Bands of inscription adorn monuments throughout the Islamic world. This tile was previously part of longer architectural panel containing pious inscriptions, undoubtedly attached to a religious monument. The script used here, thuluth, is known for its elongated horizontal extensions at the ends of letters. The thuluth script first emerged in the 11th century and has remained one of the most popular forms of calligraphy.
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- Object type
- AAT300190691
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