Tile
1300-1320 (made)
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Tile, fritware, in the form of eight-pointed star, moulded in relief with a dragon in the Chinese style surrounded by cloud forms, covered with a dark blue glaze.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Fritware, moulded, glazed |
| Brief description | Star tile, fritware, moulded with a Chinese dragon and covered in cobalt blue glaze, Iran (Kashan), early 14th century. |
| Physical description | Tile, fritware, in the form of eight-pointed star, moulded in relief with a dragon in the Chinese style surrounded by cloud forms, covered with a dark blue glaze. |
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| Object history | Formerley in the Myers Collection. |
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| Accession number | 564-1900 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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