Tile
ca. 1358 (made)
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Panel of tiles of yellowish sandstone, modelled with a countersunk design and covered with turquoise-blue, white and manganese-purple enamel colours. Decorated with part of a geometrical design, outlined in purple and bluish-white, and forming compartments which are filled in with small foliated scrolls.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 4 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Sandstone, modelled and painted with enamels |
| Brief description | Panel of tiles of yellowish sandstone, modelled with a countersunk design and covered with enamel colours, Bukhara, Uzbekistan, about 1358. From the tomb of Bayan-Quli Khan (d. 1358) at Fathabad. |
| Physical description | Panel of tiles of yellowish sandstone, modelled with a countersunk design and covered with turquoise-blue, white and manganese-purple enamel colours. Decorated with part of a geometrical design, outlined in purple and bluish-white, and forming compartments which are filled in with small foliated scrolls. |
| Object history | From the tomb of Bairam Khuli Khan at Fathabad, near Bokhara. Bought from the Myers Collection. |
| Production | register |
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| Accession number | 570 to C-1900 |
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| Record created | March 19, 2009 |
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