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Architectural bosses made of stone, stucco, or glazed ceramic were meant to decorate the spandrels of arches, portals, windows, and bases of minarets in Medieval Anatolia. This one shows an interlacing vegetal composition which has been pierced, a technique inherited from Iran.
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Title: Architectural Boss
Date: 13th century
Geography: Attributed to Turkey
Medium: Stonepaste; molded, carved, and glazed
Dimensions:
H. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm)
D: 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm)
Diam. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm)
Classification: Ceramics-Tiles
Credit Line: Anonymous Gift, 1974
Object Number: 1974.370.12
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