Hexagonal Tile

second half 15th century

Not on view

Hexagonal tiles such as this one- decorated in a black scrolling arabesque underneath a green glaze- belong to a number of international museum collections. Such pieces were produced in Iran, and a group of very similar tiles remain in situ, in the tomb chamber of the Masjid-i Shah at Mashhad, Iran.

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Title: Hexagonal Tile
Date: second half 15th century
Geography: Attributed to Iran
Medium: Earthenware; painted in black on a white ground under green glaze with traces of overglaze gold
Dimensions: H. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)
Max. W. 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm)
D. 7/8 in. (2.2 cm)
Classification: Ceramics-Tiles
Credit Line: Purchase, Rogers Fund; Thomas A. D. Ettinghausen and Elizabeth S. Ettinghausen Gifts, in memory of Richard Ettinghausen; and Steven Kossak, Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, and Richard S. Perkins Gifts, 1995
Object Number: 1995.274
Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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