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Border tile

Border Tile
c. 16th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Rectangular border tile with a moulded raised chain link motif in variously coloured enamels.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleBorder tile (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Terracotta glazed bricks
Brief description
Oblong border tile with a moulded raised chain link motif in variously coloured enamels.; Architecture, ceramic, glazed, Gaur Bengal plus parts 1 and 2
Physical description
Rectangular border tile with a moulded raised chain link motif in variously coloured enamels.
Dimensions
  • Length: 22cm
  • Width: 6cm
Style
Object history
Glazed polychrome tile from the ruins of the City of Gaur

Historical significance: Example of ceramic tile from the Sultanate Bengal period
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Arts of Bengal : the heritage of Bangladesh and eastern India : an exhibition organized by the Whitechapel Art Gallery in collaboration with the Victoria and Albert Museum : 9 November-30 December 1979, Whitechapel Art Gallery ..., 12 January-17 February 1980, Manchester City Art Gallery ... . [London]: Whitechapel Art Gallery, [1979] Number: 085488047X (pbk.) : p.32
Collection
Accession number
9592(IS)

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Record createdJuly 25, 2003
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