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Source Description
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 attendants comes from a different section of the Shahnama, suggesting that the artist who decorated this tile was not necessarily concerned with maintaining a close correlation between image and text.
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Document identity
localId
31490
label
Tile with Figures and Animals
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
31490
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tile with Figures and Animals
description
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 attendants comes from a different section of the Shahnama, suggesting that the artist who decorated this tile was not necessarily concerned with maintaining a close correlation between image and text.
provenance
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.
date
late 13th century (Medieval)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ceramics
tiles
imageCount
1
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1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
28.3
height
29.1
depth
2.6
dimensionsRaw
11 1/8 x 11 7/16 x 1 1/16 in. (28.3 x 29.1 x 2.6 cm)
Source extras
cul
Islamic
inscriptions
[Inscription]
med
fritware with underglaze and luster decoration
creator_ids
6747
collection_ids
ISL
exhibition_ids
2605
392
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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