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13th century or 14th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Tile of fritware, in the form of an eight-pointed star, decorated in yellowish brown lustre over the glaze with a reserve-painted foliated pattern at the centre, and a border of pseudo-writings in lustre on a white ground.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Fritware painted in lustre over the glaze
Brief description
Tile, in the form of an eight-pointed star, fritware painted in lustre over the glaze, Iran, 13th or 14th century
Physical description
Tile of fritware, in the form of an eight-pointed star, decorated in yellowish brown lustre over the glaze with a reserve-painted foliated pattern at the centre, and a border of pseudo-writings in lustre on a white ground.
Dimensions
  • Length: 10.8cm
  • Height: 10.8cm
  • Depth: 1.1cm
Credit line
Given by Arthur Myers Smith, Esq.
Production
Register
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.266-1920

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Record createdApril 16, 2009
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