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Set of five tiles in the shapes of stars and a cross
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Details
- Associated place
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Asia › Iran › Tehran › Varamin › Imamzada Yahya (original location)
- Date
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1262 (Muharram AH 661)
Ilkhanid Period (1256 - 1353)
- Material and technique
- fritware, with painting in lustre over an opaque white glaze
- Dimensions
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each tile 30.5 cm (height)
31.2 cm (diameter)
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architecture › tile,
- No. of items
- 5
- Accession no.
- EAX.289.b
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Further reading
Allan, James W., Medieval Middle Eastern Pottery (Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 1971), p. 37, illus. p. 36 pl. 31
London: Hayward Gallery, 8 April-4 July 1976, The Arts of Islam, Dalu Jones and George Michell, eds (London: Arts Council of Great Britian, 1976), no. 379 on p. 256
Glossary (3)
fritware, glaze, lustre
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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).
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glaze
Vitreous coating applied to the surface of a ceramic to make it impermeable or for decorative effect.
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lustre
Metallic sheen obtained by applying a mixture of metallic oxides onto an already glazed ceramic that is refired at a reduced atmosphere.
Location
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- currently in research collection
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