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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.
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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
Accession Number: 17.43.1
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