Tile
about 1358 (made)
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Tile border in three section of thirteen parts, yellowish sandstone, carved with a countersunk repeat design of octagons enclosing a star-shaped device and interlaced with other geometrical fiugres, covered with turquoise-blue, dark blue and manganese glaze.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Earthenware, carved, glazed |
| Brief description | Tile panel from the tomb of Buyanquli Khan in Bukhara, about 1358. |
| Physical description | Tile border in three section of thirteen parts, yellowish sandstone, carved with a countersunk repeat design of octagons enclosing a star-shaped device and interlaced with other geometrical fiugres, covered with turquoise-blue, dark blue and manganese glaze. |
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| Object history | Bought from Mr M Tahtadjian of Batoum (Georgia) in 1899. |
| Production | Tile panel from the tomb of Buyanquli Khan in Bukhara. |
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| Accession number | 2036A/1-1899 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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