Tile
1300-1350 (made)
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Small tile in the shape of an 8-pointed star, fritware, decorated in the overglaze technique known as mina'i (from the Persian meaning 'enamelled'). The background is left white and is decorated with a smaller 8-pointed star outlined in black, whose points (except for the top one) are filled with blocks of colour (varying between green, red and blue) with a gilded circle at their centre. At the centre of the star is a seated figure, gesticulating (rather than drinking), whose head projects into the top point of the star. The figure wears a striped robe in green, blue and red, with gilded tiraz bands on the sleeves. He wears a blue turban, around which is a halo, originally gilded.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Frtiware, glazed and enamelled |
| Brief description | Star tile, fritware, painted in white slip, glazed and enamelled in colours with a seated figure, Iran (Kashan), 1300-1350. |
| Physical description | Small tile in the shape of an 8-pointed star, fritware, decorated in the overglaze technique known as mina'i (from the Persian meaning 'enamelled'). The background is left white and is decorated with a smaller 8-pointed star outlined in black, whose points (except for the top one) are filled with blocks of colour (varying between green, red and blue) with a gilded circle at their centre. At the centre of the star is a seated figure, gesticulating (rather than drinking), whose head projects into the top point of the star. The figure wears a striped robe in green, blue and red, with gilded tiraz bands on the sleeves. He wears a blue turban, around which is a halo, originally gilded. |
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| Gallery label | Probably from the citadel at Konia
TURKISH; middle of 13th century
Bought 674-1900(8 August 1939) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 674-1900 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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