Tile
ca. 1265 (made)
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Portion of a tile of glazed buff-coloured fritware, painted in yellow lustre. Round the edge is an Arabic inscription in Naskhy characters. Originally in the form of an eight-pointed star. In the middle is a female figure between two sprays of foliage on a ground of small spirals.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Fritware, painted with lustre over the glaze |
| Brief description | Portion of a tile of glazed buff-coloured fritware, originally in the form of an eight-pointed star, and painted in yellow lustre, Kashan, ca. 1265. |
| Physical description | Portion of a tile of glazed buff-coloured fritware, painted in yellow lustre. Round the edge is an Arabic inscription in Naskhy characters. Originally in the form of an eight-pointed star. In the middle is a female figure between two sprays of foliage on a ground of small spirals. |
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| Production | register |
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| Accession number | 2246-1899 |
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| Record created | March 17, 2009 |
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