Publication Date
Ninth century AH / fifteenth century AD
Publication Place
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Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Subject
Porcelain paste, glazed, cut to shape and assembled in mosaic form
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
59.7 × 3.8 سم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
M.2002.1.19
Record ID
object;EPM;us;Mus21;37;ar
Library Location
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Date
Ninth century AH / fifteenth century AD
Notes
This slab belongs to the era of Timurid rule in Iran and Central Asia (771-913 AH / 370-1507 AD). The great and last ruling dynasty to emerge from the steppes of Central Asia, the Timurids, sponsored the erection of buildings that were often erected on a huge scale and covered with a wonderful decorative covering of bright glazed tiles. Since the main structural material was dark colored baked bricks, the glazed tiles gave the colorful decoration. The floral design elements of this tile were cut from glazed tiles of different colors and assembled as a mosaic. They were placed in place on the exterior of the building where they were joined with other parts to form a larger part of a more complex design. In fact, there are several almost identical or related tiles in other museum collections in Berlin (MIA), Chicago (AIC) and Paris (MdL).
Sample Text
"Balata" within Discover the collections of Islamic art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;us;Mus21;37;ar
