Tile with Figures and Animals

late 13th century (Medieval)

29.1 cm 28.3 cm 2.6 cm

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The central figure on this Kashan ware tile represents Faridun, a legendary Iranian king whose brave feats are extolled in the Shahnama, as he rides his favorite mount, a cow named Birmaya, while holding an ox-headed mace. The writing that runs underneath Faridun and his two a...

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Dikran Kelekian, Paris and New York, [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [as from Veramin]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1911, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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