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Eight-Pointed Star-Shaped Tile

13th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 455
Combining star- and cross-shaped luster tiles, this panel exemplifies the type of puzzle-like wall revetments popular in the Ilkhanid period. 　Some of the tiles shown here display inscriptions from the Qur'an or verses of Persian poetry. Their content reveals that the tiles came from differing architectural contexts - some religious, others secular - and only later were combined to create this display.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Eight-Pointed Star-Shaped Tile
  • Date: 13th century
  • Geography: Made in Iran, Kashan
  • Medium: Stonepaste; inglaze painted in blue, luster-painted on opaque white glaze
  • Dimensions: Diam. 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm)
    Wt. (panel group) 31 lbs. (14.1 kg)
  • Classification: Ceramics-Tiles
  • Credit Line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
  • Object Number: 91.1.106
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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