Wall tile

Description

Cruciform earthenware wall tile with lustred glaze, floral ornamentation and Koranic border inscription in brown on a white ground: Middle East, Iran, found in the ruins of Veramin, probably from Rhages, 12th or 13th century

Museum reference

A.1889.66

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Wall tile

Production information

Veramin, Iran, West Asia

Date

12th - 13th century

Materials

Earthenware

Physical description

Earthenware, lustred glaze; floral ornamentation

Associations

Rhages, Iran, West Asia

Exhibitions

• Heaven and Hell and other worlds of the dead (01 Jul 2000 - 01 Feb 2001)
  Royal Museum of Scotland