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Star-Shaped Tile Fragment

second half 13th century
Not on view
With the Mongol conquest of Iran Chinese design merged with Persian techniques of polychrome glazed tiles. A phoenix is painted on a blue ground, coloured with lapis lazuli (lajvardina), which gave the name of that ware. The body and the feathers, and some of the clouds are covered with cut gold leaves.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Star-Shaped Tile Fragment
  • Date: second half 13th century
  • Geography: Attributed to Iran
  • Medium: Stonepaste; molded, overglaze painted, and leaf gilded (lajvardina)
  • Dimensions: H. 4 in. (10.2 cm)
    W. 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics-Tiles
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1966
  • Object Number: 66.95.8
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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