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ca. 1359 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Tile fragment of an inscription frieze from the tomb of Buyanquli Khan, Uzbekistan (Bukhara), about 1358


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware of yellow clay, carved and glazed
Brief description
Tile fragment of an inscription frieze from the tomb of Buyanquli Khan, Uzbekistan (Bukhara), about 1358
Dimensions
    Object history
    Bought from Mr M Tahtadjian of Batoum (Georgia) in 1899.
    Associated object
    Bibliographic reference
    Thomas W. Lentz and Glenn D. Lowry, Timur and the Princely Vision. Persian Art and Culture in the Fifteenth Century, Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and Washington, DC: Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, 1989, no.7B. See pp.40-41.
    Collection
    Accession number
    2033-1899

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    Record createdSeptember 16, 2019
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