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Tile panel
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Tile panel
- Place of origin:
Fathabad, Uzbekistan (made)
- Date:
about 1360 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Unknown (production)
- Materials and Techniques:
Fritware with carved decoration and coloured glazes
- Museum number:
1978:1, 2-1899
- Gallery location:
Ceramics Study Galleries, Asia & Europe, room 137, case WN
Physical description
Panel of two tiles, forming on oblong frieze with a geometric design in shades of turqoise, white and black.
Place of Origin
Fathabad, Uzbekistan (made)
Date
about 1360 (made)
Artist/maker
Unknown (production)
Materials and Techniques
Fritware with carved decoration and coloured glazes
Descriptive line
Tile panel, fritware with coloured glazes; Central Asia (from Fathabad), near Bukhara, about 1360
Labels and date
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. [Used until 11/2003]
Materials
Fritware
Categories
Ceramics; Architecture; Tiles
Collection code
MES
