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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Tile

ca. 1262 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Part of a frieze from the shrine of Imamzadeh Yahya in Varamin (south of Tehran), dated 1262, and attributable to Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Tahir.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Fritware, lustre-painted and glazed
Brief description
Star tile from a panel, fritware, painted in lustre from a tomb in Varamin (near Tehran). Iran (probably Kashan), 1262.
Physical description
Tile, fritware, in the shape of eight-point star, painted in lustre with and inscription around the border enclosing foliate and arabesque strapwork panels against a dotted reserve ground
Dimensions
  • Height: 30.5cm
  • Width: 30.3cm
  • Depth: 1.4cm
Style
Summary
Part of a frieze from the shrine of Imamzadeh Yahya in Varamin (south of Tehran), dated 1262, and attributable to Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Tahir.
Collection
Accession number
1837L-1876

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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