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Glazed tile

Tile
late 15th century-early 16th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Merlon-shaped glazed tile, painted with a lotus in white against a blue ground.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleGlazed tile (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Glazed terracotta
Brief description
Glazed tile, Gaur, late 15th-16th century
Physical description
Merlon-shaped glazed tile, painted with a lotus in white against a blue ground.
Dimensions
  • Height: 17.5cm
Style
Object history
From the ruins of Gaur

Historical significance: Example of glazed tile from the Sultanate Bengal period
Production
A part of a cask containing tiles and many fragments, from the ruins of Gaur.
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
9364:6/(IS)

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Record createdAugust 29, 2003
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