Tile
ca. 1270 (made)
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Tile of glazed greyish fritware, painted in dark blue, turquoise-blue and reddish-yellow lustre. In the form of an eight-pointed star, painted with three narrow leaves and floral sprays, on a lustred ground, with minute spirals reserved in white, and below is a representation of water with two fishes.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Fritware, painted with lustre over the glaze |
| Brief description | Middle East, Ceramic, Tile; Star-shaped tile, fritware, glazed and painted in lustre pigment, Iran (probably Kashan), 13th-14th century |
| Physical description | Tile of glazed greyish fritware, painted in dark blue, turquoise-blue and reddish-yellow lustre. In the form of an eight-pointed star, painted with three narrow leaves and floral sprays, on a lustred ground, with minute spirals reserved in white, and below is a representation of water with two fishes. |
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| Object history | Bought from the Myers Collection. |
| Production | register |
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| Accession number | 557-1900 |
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| Record created | March 19, 2009 |
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