Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Tile Panel

1200-50 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Mosaic of earthenware, covered with turquoise-blue and manganese-purple enamels. The design is made up of turquoise-blue hexagons separated by rectangular purple tesserae.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware, mosaic, glazed
Brief description
Mosaic tilework fragments, earthenware, glazed in black and turquoise, with hexagonal tiles and borders, Turkey (Konya), 1200-1250.
Physical description
Mosaic of earthenware, covered with turquoise-blue and manganese-purple enamels. The design is made up of turquoise-blue hexagons separated by rectangular purple tesserae.
Dimensions
  • Length: 40.6cm
  • Width: 22.9cm
Style
Production
register
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
343-1906

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Record createdMarch 24, 2009
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