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Star Tile with Combat Scene
(Islamic World )
The Persian verses written around the outer blue band come from the Shahnama (Book of Kings), the national epic of Iran, and specifically from a section of the text that recounts the tragic combat between the great hero Rustam and his son Sohrab. It is unlikely, however, that the two men fighting in the center of this tile are meant to illustrate the Shahnama text.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Dikran Kelekian, Paris and New York, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1926, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2002-2003 | The Legacy of Genghis Khan: Courtly Art and Culture in Western Asia, 1256-1353. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles. |
| 1998-2001 | Highlights from the Collection. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1979 | Calligraphy in the Arts of the Muslim World. Asia House Gallery, New York; Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati; Seattle Art Museum, Seattle; Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 8/30/1963 | Examination | examined for loan |
Geographies
Iran (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 8 1/8 × W: 8 1/16 × D: 9/16 in. (20.6 × 20.4 × 1.5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1926
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
48.1288