Tile Fragment

1334–1434

Not on view

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Title: Tile Fragment
Date: 1334–1434
Geography: From present-day Uzbekistan, Samarqand
Medium: Stonepaste; polychrome painted under transparent glaze
Dimensions: Ht. 3 7/16 in. (8.8 cm)
W. 5 15/16 in. (15.1 cm)
D. 1 5/16 in. (3.4 cm)
Classification: Ceramics-Tiles
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1945
Object Number: 45.103.25
Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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