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Tile

Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Middle East, Ceramic, Tile; Fragment of tile, fritware, glazed and painted in cobalt blue and lustre pigment, Iran (probably Kashan), 13th-14th century


Object details

Object type
Brief description
Middle East, Ceramic, Tile; Fragment of tile, fritware, glazed and painted in cobalt blue and lustre pigment, Iran (probably Kashan), 13th-14th century
Dimensions
  • Length: 15.9cm
  • Height: 26.6cm (max)
  • Depth: 2.8cm
Object history
From the shrine of Shaykh 'Abd al-Samad in Natanz. This fragment is from a tile which would have formed part of the inscriptional dado frieze.
Association
Associated object
Collection
Accession number
732A-1888

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Record createdJanuary 10, 2013
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