Object Title
Tile with Koranic inscription
Measurements
14 11/16 x 14 5/16 in. (37.3 x 36.4 cm)
Creation Date
ca. 1308
Credit Line
Acquired through the George and Mary Rockwell Fund
Culture
Country of Origin
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://museum.cornell.edu/collections/asian-pacific/west-and-central-asia/tile-koranic-inscription
Provenance Information
probably after 1844 - by or before 1900 collection of Amédée Querry (1825-1900), Persia and Ottoman Empire (Iran and Turkey); by or before 1900 - ca. 1969 collection of Alice Berthe Finlay, née Querry (1879 - ca. 1969), Pau, France (by descent from her father, Amédée); ca. 1969 - 2011 collection of Dan and Linda Finlay, Ithaca, NY (by descent from his grandmother, Alice); 2011 collection of Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (purchased from Dan and Linda Finlay)
Exhibition Information
None
Publication Information
None
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Cumulative facts and circumstances
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
The object was out of the modern country of origin before 1969, when it was inherited by the previous owner from a relative living in France. Correspondence with the previous owner, and supporting documentation, are both on file.