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Tile

ca. 1450-1550 (Made)
Place of origin
Gaur (Made)

Rectangular, the front surface painted dark blue decorated with three white spiral-like flower heads or palmettes.


Object details

Object type
Tile
Materials and techniques
Ceramic tile, glazed and painted.
Brief description
Painted ceramic tile from Gaur, Bengal, Western India, dating from the late 15th-early 16th century.
Physical description
Rectangular, the front surface painted dark blue decorated with three white spiral-like flower heads or palmettes.
Production
Made almost certainly pre-1879
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
IS.65-2001

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Record createdAugust 3, 2001
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O61594/tile/
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