Wall tile

Description

Star-shaped earthenware wall tile with lustred glaze, floral ornamentation and Qur'anic border inscription in brown on a white ground: West Asia, Iran, Varamin, c. 1261 - 1262

Museum reference

A.1889.69

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

• Art of Ceramics (08 Feb 2019)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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