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Peculiar technically in that the blue-gray color of this molding is a thin layer of colored stucco, over which a layer of white has been added and then carved down to the blue layer. The fact that the surface of the piece is curved is another puzzling feature.
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Title: Fragment of a Wall Decoration with a Star and Swastika Pattern
Date: 9th–10th century
Geography: Made in Iran, Nishapur
Medium: Plaster; carved and painted
Dimensions:
H. 7 3/8 in. (18.7 cm)
W. 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm)
D. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)
Wt. 20.9 oz. (592.6 g)
Classification: Plaster
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1940
Accession Number: 40.170.688
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