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Source Description
The Persian verses written around the outer blue band come from the Shahnama (Book of Kings), the national epic of Iran, and specifically from a section of the text that recounts the tragic combat between the great hero Rustam and his son Sohrab. It is unlikely, however, that the two men fighting in the center of this tile are meant to illustrate the Shahnama text.
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Document identity
localId
2405
label
Star Tile with Combat Scene
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
2405
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Star Tile with Combat Scene
description
The Persian verses written around the outer blue band come from the Shahnama (Book of Kings), the national epic of Iran, and specifically from a section of the text that recounts the tragic combat between the great hero Rustam and his son Sohrab. It is unlikely, however, that the two men fighting in the center of this tile are meant to illustrate the Shahnama text.
provenance
Dikran Kelekian, Paris and New York, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1926, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
2nd half 13th century (Ilkhanid)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ceramics
tiles
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
20.6
height
20.4
depth
1.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 8 1/8 × W: 8 1/16 × D: 9/16 in. (20.6 × 20.4 × 1.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Iranian-Islamic
style
Sultanabad
dynasty
Ilkhanid Dynasty
med
fritware with underglaze-painted and overglaze luster decoration
creator_ids
6747
collection_ids
ISL
exhibition_ids
13
2605
305
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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