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Generally, an artifact should be 100+ years old, but this is a flexible requirement if you find something rare and suitably linked to an era of history, not a strict rule. Anything over 100 is fair game regardless of rarity.

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Calligraphy wall tile, glazed earthenware, Iran, 13th-14th century AD (media.piefed.social)

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[–] hesh@quokk.au 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

What does it say?

[–] PugJesus@piefed.social 2 points 20 hours ago

Went back to check

https://www.mohtashemi.art/artworkDetail/781096/17919/calligraphic-tile

Our piece would have formed part of a row of tiles, as the text is incomplete, reading:

‘...earth. Who is there…’

This forms part of the Ayat al-Kursi or ‘Throne Verse’ (255) from sura 2 (al-Baqarah) of the Qur’an. Completed, the two sentences should read: ‘His are all things in the heavens and on earth. Who is there can intercede in His presence except as He permitteth?’