Hexagonal tile with a green glaze and inscription, Hexagonal tile of quartz fry. On a ground of thick green glaze is a border in luster parallel to the circumference, in which an inscription in Arabic characters: Allah is one. He is the God to whom all beings address their needs. He has not begotten and has not been begotten. He has no equal in anyone. ' (Quran hood 112). In the middle are the names of the Twelve Imams. Coming from the palace of Selim II in Anetrinople. The metallic luster has almost completely become dull, so that the inscriptions can only be seen under certain light conditions. Damaged at the corners., anonymous, Turkije (possibly), c. 1400 - c. 1599, earthenware, glaze, luster (textile), vitrification, h 1.5 cm × d 13 cm
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Hexagonal tile, green glaze, inscription, quartz fry, ground, thick green glaze, border, luster parallel, circumference, Arabic characters, Allah, God, whom, beings address, needs, begotten, no equal, anyone, Quran hood 112, middle, names, Twelve Imams, Coming, palace, Selim II, Anetrinople, metallic luster, almost completely, dull, inscriptions, under certain light conditions, Damaged, corners, Turkije, c, 1400, 1599, earthenware, glaze, luster, textile, vitrification
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