On display
Image of Gallery in South Kensington

Tile

late 15th century - early 16th century (made)
Place of origin
Gaur (made)

Small diamond-shaped tile, decorated with stylized flower in yellow, orange and green with black outlines, on a white background. Tile has yellow border.

Object details

Categories
Architecture
Ceramics
India Museum
Tiles
Object type
Tile
Materials and techniques
Glazed earthenware
Brief description
Tile; from Gaur, Bangladesh, late 15th -early 16th century
Physical description
Small diamond-shaped tile, decorated with stylized flower in yellow, orange and green with black outlines, on a white background. Tile has yellow border.
Gallery label
(ca.1997)
GLAZED TILES
From Gaur, Bengal
Late 15th-early 16th century
Pre-Mughal Islamic building in Bengal often use glazed and unglazed tiles as a decorative feature. The earliest dated appearance of glazed tiles at Gaur is on the Eklakhi tomb, generally accepted as the mausoleum of Sultan Jalal al-Din (d.1431). By the late 15th century the use of tiles had become more widespread, although in Bengal still confined to Muslim buildings.
9364:3
9363:50
9363:56
9363:42
9363:6
9363:31
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
9363:56/(IS)

About this object record

Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.

You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.

Suggest feedback

Record createdMay 17, 2000
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O39692/tile/
Download as: JSONIIIF Manifest