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- CollectionCollection Art of the Islamic World
- Inventory numberIS.0038
- TitleTile panel with man running from lions
- CultureSafavid
- DateAD 1600 - AD 1700
- DimensionsHeight: 120 cm, Width: 96 cm, Depth: 2 cm
- LocationOn display
- OwnerMusées royaux d'art et d'histoire/Koninklijke Musea voor Kunst en Geschiedenis
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Object nameWall tileGeographyPlace of production:Ispahan (province)Geographical Reference > Asia > Near and Middle East > IranMaterialCeramicsMaterial > Earth > Clay
Engobe (slip glaze)Technique > Ceramics (techniques) > Decoration and finishing > GlazeTechniqueCuerda secaTechnique > Ceramics (techniques) > Categories
GlazeTechnique > Ceramics (techniques) > Decoration and finishing
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The Safavid shah Abbas the Great installed his capital at Isfahan where he undertook a major building programme. Colourful tile panels in cuerda seca technique, often with narrative or moralizing themes, became a popular decorative item.
The scene depicted here was part of a larger narrative panel. The story seems to have been taken from the Shahnameh, the Persian national epic by the poet Ferdowsi. It illustrates an episode in which a young rider who had foolishly hung his weapons in a plane tree to sit and enjoy wine at its foot is left with no option but to climb the three to escape a pair of lions.
The narrative style is in keeping with that of Safavid miniatures. Animals and plants typically fill the landscape and the rendering of the clouds reflects a Chinese influence.