Tile

13th century

Not on view

Tiles for architectural decoration for both interiors and exteriors used a combination of different geometrical shapes - crosses, intertwined squares, stars - to produce a varied and colorful effect. Rich and splendid surfaces were thus created, nowadays still visible on numerous buildings.

Artwork Details

Overview

Provenance

Title: Tile
Date: 13th century
Geography: Made in Iran
Medium: Stonepaste; molded, glazed, and painted
Classification: Ceramics-Tiles
Credit Line: Gift of M. Dawod Benzaria, 1917
Object Number: 17.43.1
Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

More Artwork

In the same medium

From the same time and place

A slider containing 5 items.
Press the down key to skip to the last item.

Turquoise Bowl with Lute Player and Audience, Stonepaste; glazed (opaque monochrome), in-glaze- and overglaze-painted, gilded — Turquoise Bowl with Lute Player and Audience
late 12th–early 13th century

Mihrab (Prayer Niche), Mosaic of polychrome-glazed cut tiles on stonepaste body; set into mortar — Mihrab (Prayer Niche)
dated 755 AH/1354–55 CE

Luster Bowl with Winged Horse, Stonepaste; luster-painted on opaque monochrome glaze — Luster Bowl with Winged Horse
late 12th century

Pierced Jug with Harpies and Sphinxes, Stonepaste; openwork, underglaze-painted, glazed in transparent turquoise — Pierced Jug with Harpies and Sphinxes
dated 612 AH/1215–16 CE

Carved Star Tile, Stonepaste; carved and partially glazed — Carved Star Tile
early 13th century

Research Resources

The Met provides unparalleled resources for research and welcomes an international community of students and scholars. The Met's Open Access API is where creators and researchers can connect to the The Met collection. Open Access data and public domain images are available for unrestricted commercial and noncommercial use without permission or fee.

To request images under copyright and other restrictions, please use this Image Request form.

Feedback

We continue to research and examine historical and cultural context for objects in The Met collection. If you have comments or questions about this object record, please complete and submit this form. The Museum looks forward to receiving your comments.