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Keywords: Turkish - Tile Panel with Verses from the Qur'an - Walters 481379.jpg These polychrome Iznikware tiles once decorated the wall of a religious building but they were not all originally placed together Their inscriptions include excerpts from two passages of the Qur'an From the depths of darkness He will lead them forth into light and Thou givest the kingdom to whomever thou pleasest Sura al-Baqara chapter 2 verse 257 and Sura al-Ali-i Imran chapter 3 verse 26 between 1550 1600 Early Modern fritware with underglaze decoration cm 43 6 183 2 5 accession number 48 1379 35810 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Translation From Sura al-Baqara chapter 2 verse 257 From the depths of darkness He will lead them forth into light; Translation From Sura al-Ali-i Imran chapter 3 verse 26 Thou givest the kingdom to whomever thou pleasest place of origin Iznik Turkey Walters Art Museum license Islamic art in the Walters Art Museum Art from Turkey Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review
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