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Tile Panel

Syria, early 17th century
Ceramics
Fritware, underglaze-painted
Overall: 10 x 67 in. (25.4 x 170.18 cm)
The Madina Collection of Islamic Art, gift of Camilla Chandler Frost (M.2002.1.58)
Art of the Middle East: Islamic and Contemporary
Not currently on public view

Curator Notes

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The primary decoration of this tile panel is the elegant inscription reserved in white against the blue ground. Although incomplete (the blue vertical bands represent areas of loss), the text is nonetheless readily recognizable. It is from the opening section of a particularly powerful chapter of the Qur’an (48:4): "He it is who sent down tranquility upon the hearts of the believers that they might add faith to their faith—to Allah belong the hosts of the heavens and the earth, and Allah is All-Knowing, Wise."
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Bibliography

  • Lo Terrenal y lo Divino: Arte Islámico siglos VII al XIX Colección del Museo de Arte del Condado de Los Ángeles. Santiago: Centro Cultural La Moneda, 2015.