Tile
early 13th century (made)
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Tile of fritware, in the shape of an eight-pointed star, a corner is damaged. Decorated with a seated figure amid floral scroll-work in white on a brown lustre ground.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Fritware painted in lustre over the glaze |
| Brief description | Tile, fritware painted in lustre over the glaze, from the ruins of Rhages, Iran (Kashan), early 13th century |
| Physical description | Tile of fritware, in the shape of an eight-pointed star, a corner is damaged. Decorated with a seated figure amid floral scroll-work in white on a brown lustre ground. |
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| Object history | From the ruins of Rhages, a city destroyed in A.D. 1250. |
| Production | Register |
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| Bibliographic reference | Ferrier, R. W. (ed), The Arts of Persia, Yale University Press, New Haven & London, 1989. 334p., ill. ISBN 3-8041-801-06230-8
Ch.18, pl. 5 |
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| Accession number | 591-1890 |
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| Record created | November 7, 2003 |
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