CultureDamascus
Titles
- Tile with Shahada
Date16th century
MediumStonepaste; polychrome-painted under a transparent glaze
Dimensions10 5/8 × 10 1/2 × 7/8 in. (27 × 26.7 × 2.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the 2013 Art of the Islamic Worlds Gala
Object number2013.64
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
113 Islamic Art Gallery
On view
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Department
Art of the Islamic WorldsObject Type
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in thuluth script: SHAHADA
("There is no God but Allah, and Muhammad is his Prophet, and 'Ali is His companion": the Shia profession of faith)
("There is no God but Allah, and Muhammad is his Prophet, and 'Ali is His companion": the Shia profession of faith)
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Unknown North African, Middle Eastern, and Near Eastern
First half of 17th century
Stonepaste; polychrome-painted under transparent glaze
2015.64
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15th century
Stonepaste; painted in blue under transparent glaze
2018.57
Unknown North African, Middle Eastern, and Near Eastern
15th century
Stonepaste; painted in blue under transparent glaze
2018.58
Unknown North African, Middle Eastern, and Near Eastern
15th century
Stonepaste; painted in blue under transparent glaze
2018.55
Unknown North African, Middle Eastern, and Near Eastern
15th century
Stonepaste; painted in blue under transparent glaze
2018.56
Unknown North African, Middle Eastern, and Near Eastern
c. 1580
Stonepaste; polychrome-painted under transparent glaze
2018.46
Unknown North African, Middle Eastern, and Near Eastern
mid-17th century
Stonepaste; polychrome-painted under transparent glaze
2013.63
Unknown North African, Middle Eastern, and Near Eastern
Second half 16th century
Stonepaste; polychrome-painted under transparent glaze
37.31
Unknown North African, Middle Eastern, and Near Eastern
17th century
Stonepaste; polychrome-painted under transparent glaze
37.32
Unknown North African, Middle Eastern, and Near Eastern
Second half 16th century
Stonepaste; polychrome-painted under transparent glaze
91.35
Unknown North African, Middle Eastern, and Near Eastern
Second half 16th century
Stonepaste; polychrome-painted under transparent glaze
91.37
Unknown North African, Middle Eastern, and Near Eastern
Second half 16th century
Stonepaste; polychrome-painted under transparent glaze
91.38