Glazed tile from the tomb of Madin Sahib
On display
Many coloured tiles like this, with leafy or flowering tendril designs, were made for the tomb of the saint Madin Sahib at Srinagar in Kashmir. They are glazed in the cuerda seca technique (the design is drawn in manganese with oil to separate the colour areas, which are individually painted before firing).
Details
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Title
Glazed tile from the tomb of Madin Sahib
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Associated place
Lahore (possible) (possible place of creation)Srinagar (possible) (possible place of creation)Tomb of Madin Sahib (original location) -
Date
c. 1655 -
Material and technique
earthenware, with polychrome glaze applied in the cuerda seca technique
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Technique index
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Object type
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Dimensions
19.5 x 17.2 x 2.5 cm (height x width x depth) -
No. of items
1
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Credit line
Purchased, 1994.
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Museum location
First floor | Gallery 33 | Mughal India -
Museum department
Eastern Art
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Accession no.
EA1994.77
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Glossary of terms
earthenware
glaze
Further reading
Hasan, Mohibbul, Kashmir under the Sultans (Calcutta: Iran Society, 1959)
Topsfield, Andrew, ‘Indian Art at the Ashmolean Museum’, Oriental Art, 43/4, (Winter 1997-1998), p. 30, illus. p. 28 fig. 14
