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Tile Panel

about 1360 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Fathabad (made)

Panel of two tiles, forming on oblong frieze with a geometric design in shades of turqoise, white and black.

Object details

Categories
Architecture
Tiles
Ceramics
Object type
Tile panel
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Tilework Border
  • Tilework Border
Materials and techniques
Fritware with carved decoration and coloured glazes
Fritware
Brief description
Tile panel, fritware with coloured glazes; Central Asia (from Fathabad), near Bukhara, about 1360
Physical description
Panel of two tiles, forming on oblong frieze with a geometric design in shades of turqoise, white and black.
Dimensions
  • Height: 22cm
  • Width: 72cm
  • Depth: 6cm
Current display dimensions (including backboard).
Style
Chaghatayid
Gallery label
(Used until 11/2003)
TWO PANEL OF FRIEZE TILES
Fritware with carved decoration and coloured glazes
CENTRAL ASIA (from Fathabad, near Bukhara); about 1360
From the tomb of Buyan Quli Khan, which was completely covered with such tilework. The carved stone sarcophagos in the middle of the gallery, though late in date, comes from the same building.
The inscription is from the Quran.
Collection
Middle East Section
Accession number
1978:1, 2-1899

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Record createdMay 10, 2000
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O39498/tile-panel-unknown/
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