Eight-pointed Star Tile with Foliage and Inscription
Eight pointed star tiles would originally have been part of much larger compositions with alternating star and cross shaped tiles, like a few panels exhibited in our galleries. On the unglazed reverse side of this tile there are two superimposed images: a rather abstract design possibly created by escaping oxides from another tile during firing and a fine drawing of a mounted horseman. The latter was probably a study for another tile by an artist in the workshop.
Artwork Details
- Title: Eight-pointed Star Tile with Foliage and Inscription
- Date: dated 663 AH/1264/5 CE
- Geography: Made in Iran, probably Kashan
- Medium: Stonepaste; luster-painted on opaque white glaze under transparent glaze
- Dimensions: H. 8 in. (20.3 cm)
W. 8 in. (20.3 cm) - Classification: Ceramics-Tiles
- Credit Line: H.O. Havemeyer Collection, Gift of Horace Havemeyer, 1941
- Object Number: 41.165.28
- Curatorial Department: Islamic Art
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