Room 33 | Mughal India 1500-1900 gallery
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Glazed tile from the tomb of Madin Sahib
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Description
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).
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Details
- Associated place
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Asia › Pakistan › Punjab province › Punjab plains › Lahore (possible place of creation)Asia › India › north-west India › Jammu and Kashmir › Srinagar district › Srinagar (possible place of creation)Asia › India › north-west India › Jammu and Kashmir › Srinagar district › Srinagar › Tomb of Madin Sahib (original location)
- Date
- c. 1655
- Material and technique
- earthenware, with polychrome glaze applied in the cuerda seca technique
- Dimensions
- 19.5 x 17.2 x 2.5 cm (height x width x depth)
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- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Purchased, 1994.
- Accession no.
- EA1994.77
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Further reading
Topsfield, Andrew, ‘Indian Art at the Ashmolean Museum’, Oriental Art, 43/4, (Winter 1997-1998), p. 30, illus. p. 28 fig. 14
Glossary (2)
earthenware, glaze
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earthenware
Ceramic material made of clay which is fired to a temperature of c.1000-1200⁰c. The resulting ceramic is non-vitreous and varies in colour from dark red to yellow.
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glaze
Vitreous coating applied to the surface of a ceramic to make it impermeable or for decorative effect.
Location
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First floor | Room 33 | Mughal India
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First floor | Room 33 | Mughal India
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