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Tile with Figures and Animals
(Islamic World )
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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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] [as from Veramin]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1911, 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. |
| 1981 | The World of Islam. Saint Mary's College, St. Mary's City. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 11/17/1981 | Examination | examined for loan |
Geographies
Iran (Place of Origin)
Measurements
11 1/8 x 11 7/16 x 1 1/16 in. (28.3 x 29.1 x 2.6 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1911
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.
48.1296