Octagonal tile with turbaned man holding a parrot

Details

• Title

  Octagonal tile with turbaned man holding a parrot

• Associated place

  Asia › Iran (possible) (possible place of creation)

• Date

  17th century (1601 - 1700)

• Material and technique

  fritware, with underglaze painting in black, blue, and turquoise

• Material index

  processed material › ceramic › glazed composition › stonepaste › fritware

• Technique index

  covered › coated › painted;

  glazed

• Object type

  architecture › tile

• Dimensions

  19.5 x 19.5 x 2 cm (height x width x depth)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Gift of Gerald Reitlinger, 1978.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1978.1534

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