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Star tile with vegetal and calligraphic decorationfront

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Set of five tiles in the shapes of stars and a cross
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Star tile with vegetal and calligraphic decoration

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Associated place

Asia › Iran (place of creation)

Asia › Iran › Kashan (probable place of creation)

Asia › Iran › Tehran › Varamin › Imamzada Yahya (original location)

Date

1262 (AH Muharram 661)
Ilkhanid Period (1256 - 1353)

Material and technique

fritware, with overglaze painting in lustre

Dimensions

31 x 31 x 1.5 cm max. (height x width x depth)

Material index

processed material › ceramic › glazed composition › stonepaste › fritware

Technique index

covered › coated › glazed,

glazed,

decorated › painted,

painted,

covered › coated › painted,

marked › painted

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Object type index

architecture › tile

No. of items

1

Accession no.

EAX.289.a

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fritware, lustre

fritware

Ceramic material composed of ground quartz and small quantities of clay and finely ground frit (frit is obtained by pouring molten glass into water).
lustre

Metallic sheen obtained by applying a mixture of metallic oxides onto an already glazed ceramic that is refired at a reduced atmosphere.

Location

- First floor | Room 31 | Islamic Middle East

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