Tile
early 14th century (made)
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Small tile in the shape of an eight-pointed star, fritware, with moulded decoration, of two facing peacocks whose necks are interlinked and whose beaks are crossed. Their tails are splayed up behind them and meet at the top of the tile. The outlines in turquoise and cobalt blue remain, but most of the original lustre background decoration has been lost.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Fritware, moulded, glazed and painted in turquoise, cobalt blue and lustre |
| Brief description | Tile, fritware, moulded, glazed and painted in turquoise, cobalt blue and lustre, from the ruins of Rhages, made in Iran (probably Kashan), early 14th century |
| Physical description | Small tile in the shape of an eight-pointed star, fritware, with moulded decoration, of two facing peacocks whose necks are interlinked and whose beaks are crossed. Their tails are splayed up behind them and meet at the top of the tile. The outlines in turquoise and cobalt blue remain, but most of the original lustre background decoration has been lost. |
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| Object history | From the ruins of Rhages. |
| Production | Inventory record |
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| Accession number | 1833-1876 |
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| Record created | March 20, 2009 |
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