Not currently on display at the V&A

Tile

ca. 1400 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Portion of a tile of glazed buff-coloured fritware, painted in colours on a white slip and decorated with gilding, traces of which still remain. Painted with a pattern of green and turquoise-blue stars in compartments, enclosed by interlacing bands of strapwork.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Fritware with underglaze decoration, painted over white slip and gilded
Brief description
Portion of a tile of glazed buff-coloured fritware, painted in colours on a white slip and decorated with gilding, Iran, ca. 1400.
Physical description
Portion of a tile of glazed buff-coloured fritware, painted in colours on a white slip and decorated with gilding, traces of which still remain. Painted with a pattern of green and turquoise-blue stars in compartments, enclosed by interlacing bands of strapwork.
Dimensions
  • Length: 18.6cm
  • Width: 12.4cm
  • Depth: 2.5cm
Object history
From the tomb of Sheykh Badehouddin Noury at Khojent.
Production
register
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
2093A-1899

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Record createdMarch 17, 2009
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