Star-shaped tile, Persian Ilkhanid Dynasty 13th-14th cent.
The eight-pointed star-tile has two figures seated face-to-face, as if in conversation. Birds can be seen in the centre and in three of the cardinal points, and two fishes below.
Around the edge is an inscription of romantic poetry in Naskh script: "The moon came to your house last night. I was filled with envy, and thought of chasing it away. Just who does this moon think it is, to sit in the same place as you ?"
Isfahan, Persia / Iran
Albukhary Foundation Gallery of the Islamic World
The British Museum, London UK
Star-shaped tile, Persian Ilkhanid Dynasty 13th-14th cent.
The eight-pointed star-tile has two figures seated face-to-face, as if in conversation. Birds can be seen in the centre and in three of the cardinal points, and two fishes below.
Around the edge is an inscription of romantic poetry in Naskh script: "The moon came to your house last night. I was filled with envy, and thought of chasing it away. Just who does this moon think it is, to sit in the same place as you ?"
Isfahan, Persia / Iran
Albukhary Foundation Gallery of the Islamic World
The British Museum, London UK