The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Collecting Turkmen Jewelry: The Marshall and Marilyn R. Wolf Collection

In conjunction with the exhibition Turkmen Jewelry from the Collection of Marshall and Marilyn R. Wolf (on view October 9, 2012, through February 24, 2013), Marshall and Marilyn R. Wolf discuss their collecting practices and connection to The Metropolitan Museum of Art. From the first few pieces that grew into a large collection of traditional Turkmen jewelry, the couple's appreciation for the jewelry has followed them for decades and allowed them to develop unique insights into the practice of collecting.

The exhibition is made possible by the Hagop Kevorkian Fund.

Video/Audio (6)

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True Colors: The Damascus Room
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Islamic Textiles and Carpets from the Met's Collection
(00:23:23) 49 views

The Arts of the Book
(00:29:25) 38 views

Conserving Islamic Art: Panel Discussion
(00:09:20) 20 views

Revealing the Original
(00:25:21) 32 views

Star-Shaped Tile

Object Name:: Star-shaped tile
Date:: 1260–70
Geography:: Iran, probably Kashan
Medium:: Stonepaste; luster-painted on opaque white glaze under transparent glaze
Dimensions:: 8 in. (20.3 cm) Wt. (whole group) 51 lbs. (23.1 kg)
Classification:: Ceramics
Credit Line:: H.O. Havemeyer Collection, Gift of Horace Havemeyer, 1941
Accession Number:: 41.165.8

This artwork is not on display

Provenance

H. O. Havemeyer Collection, New York (until 1941)
See also
What
Ceramics (29,320)

Painting (5,225)

Glaze (5,188)

Tile (1,708)
Where
Asia (68,071)

Iran (7,061)

Kashan (154)
When
A.D. 1000-1400 (7,084)
In the Museum
Islamic Art (12,509)
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
Iran, 1000–1400 A.D.