Star tile with vegetal and calligraphic decoration

Details

• Title

  Star tile with vegetal and calligraphic decoration

• Associated place

  Asia › Iran (place of creation)

  Asia › Iran › Kashan (probable) (probable place of creation)

• Date

  late 13th century - early 14th century
  Ilkhanid Period (1256 - 1353)

• Material and technique

  fritware, with painting in blue and overglaze painting in lustre

• Material index

  processed material › ceramic › glazed composition › stonepaste › fritware

• Technique index

  covered › coated › painted;

  glazed

• Object type

  architecture › tile

• Dimensions

  20.4 x 20.4 x 1.4 cm max. (height x width x depth)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Gift of Gerald Reitlinger, 1978.

• Museum location

  First floor | Gallery 31 | Islamic Middle East

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1978.1549

Our online collection is being continually updated. Find out more

Know more about this object? Spotted an error? Contact us