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The main decoration is a calligraphic composition in relief, based on religious texts written in a form of Kufic (New Style; inscriptions 1 and 3) and the <i>naskh</i> style (inscriptions 2 and 4), all painted cobalt blue. On the left side there are the remains of a raised border, also painted blue, while the inner border framing inscriptions 3 and 4 is painted turquoise, with a pattern in lustre. The leafy scrolls in the background are also highlighted in turquoise, with details in lustre. The lustre background pattern is stippled in white, presumably in imitation of punched background patterns on precious metal. The composition consists of two complex arches, one nested within the other. The outer arch is formed from the first word of a Qur'anic quotation written in Kufic (see inscription 1), with the rest of the quotation set in the \"spandrels\" of the arch. The top section of this arch encloses the first half of the Shahadah (inscription 3). Below this a second Qur'anic quotation, in the <i>naskh</i> style (inscription 2), runs around three sides of a square, enclosing the second part of the Shahadah (inscription 3), which begins with the word Muhammad. This name is written twice, in positive and negative forms, and the last letters are extended to form the inner arch motif. Below the Shahadah is the beginning of a third Qur'anic quotation (inscription 4).","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Unknown","id":"A1848"},"association":{"text":"","id":""},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"fritware","id":"x29419"}],"techniques":[{"text":"painted","id":"x30138"},{"text":"glazed","id":"AAT53914"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"Fritware, glazed and painted in cobalt blue and lustre","categories":[{"text":"Ceramics","id":"THES48982"},{"text":"Islam","id":"THES48932"},{"text":"Tiles","id":"THES48884"}],"styles":[{"text":"Il-Khanid","id":"AAT21562"}],"collectionCode":{"text":"MES","id":"THES48607"},"images":["2010EB7374"],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"137","id":"THES49876"},"free":"","case":"WN","shelf":"","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"Tile","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"Kashan","id":"x30242"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"1250-1300","earliest":"1250-01-01","latest":"1300-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Height","value":"78.7","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"54.9","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""},{"dimension":"Weight","value":"64","unit":"kg","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":"weighed in current frame"}],"dimensionsNote":"","marksAndInscriptions":[{"content":"1.\r\nفسيكفيكهم الله وهو السميع العليم","inscriber":{"name":{"text":"","id":""},"association":{"text":"","id":""}},"date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"description":"","interpretation":"","language":"","medium":"","method":"","position":"","script":"","translation":"And God will suffice thee against them; and He is the Hearer, the Knower.","transliteration":"","type":"","note":"This is a quotation from the Qur'an, from the surah <i>al-Baqarah</i> (II, verse 137). The first word of the quotation,  <i>fasayakfīkahum</i>, meaning \"and He will suffice thee against them\", is one of the longest in the holy text; it has been given the form of an arch that frames the design. In other contexts the same motif -- an arch formed from the word <i>fasayakfīkahum</i> -- clearly has protective, talismanic force. The rest of the quotation is fitted into the \"spandrels\" of the arch motif.\r\n\r\n"},{"content":"2.\r\nانما وليكم الله ورسوله والذين آمنوا الذين يقيمون الصلوة ويؤتون الزكوة وهم راكعون","inscriber":{"name":{"text":"","id":""},"association":{"text":"","id":""}},"date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"description":"","interpretation":"","language":"","medium":"","method":"","position":"","script":"","translation":"Verily, your trusted friends are God, and His Messenger, and those who believe, who observe prayer and give alms, and they bow down in worship.","transliteration":"","type":"","note":"A quotation from the Qur'an, from the surah <i>al-Ma'idah</i> (V, verse 55). This text is written in the <i>naskh</i> style within the framing arch formed from quotation 1. The first and last letters are missing and probably appear on the tile below. "},{"content":"3.\r\nلا اله الا الله محمد رسول الله ولي الله\r\n","inscriber":{"name":{"text":"","id":""},"association":{"text":"","id":""}},"date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"description":"","interpretation":"","language":"","medium":"","method":"","position":"","script":"","translation":"There is no god but God; Muhammed is the messenger of God; 'Ali is the friend of God.\r\n","transliteration":"","type":"","note":"This text is the Shahadah in the form used by Shi'ites."},{"content":"4.\r\n... نصر من الله ","inscriber":{"name":{"text":"","id":""},"association":{"text":"","id":""}},"date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"description":"","interpretation":"","language":"","medium":"","method":"","position":"","script":"","translation":"Help is from God ...","transliteration":"","type":"","note":"This is the first part of a frequently used quotation from the Qur'an, from surah <i>al-Saff</i> (LXI, verse 13). The rest of this quotation would presumably have appeared on the tile below."}],"objectHistory":"","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Tile, fritware, with decoration in relief with inscriptions and plant-based motifs, colours painted into the glaze and lustre painted over the glaze, Iran, perhaps Kashan, 1250-1300","bibliographicReferences":[{"reference":{"text":"J. Curtis, I. Sarikhani Sandmann and T. 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