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Tile

ca. 1270 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Tile of glazed greyish fritware, painted in dark blue, turquoise-blue and reddish-yellow lustre. In the form of an eight-pointed star, painted with three narrow leaves and floral sprays, on a lustred ground, with minute spirals reserved in white, and below is a representation of water with two fishes.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Fritware, painted with lustre over the glaze
Brief description
Middle East, Ceramic, Tile; Star-shaped tile, fritware, glazed and painted in lustre pigment, Iran (probably Kashan), 13th-14th century
Physical description
Tile of glazed greyish fritware, painted in dark blue, turquoise-blue and reddish-yellow lustre. In the form of an eight-pointed star, painted with three narrow leaves and floral sprays, on a lustred ground, with minute spirals reserved in white, and below is a representation of water with two fishes.
Dimensions
  • Height: 20.4cm
  • Width: 20.5cm
  • Depth: 1.3cm
Object history
Bought from the Myers Collection.
Production
register
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
557-1900

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Record createdMarch 19, 2009
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