Author
Unknown
Publication Date
1359
Publication Place
Bukhara (made) -
Subject
Ceramics Earthenware Tiles
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Height: 38.7cm, Width: 16cm, Depth: 6.5cm, Weight: 3kg
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
2046-1899
Record ID
2046-1899
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1359
Notes
This tile fragment comes from an ornamental frieze. It was part of the decoration of a magnificent domed mausoleum at Bukhara in Uzbekistan that was erected over the grave of Buyanquli Khan. Buyanquli Khan was a Muslim descendant of the great Mongol conqueror Genghis Khan and, for a time, the puppet ruler of parts of Central Asia. He was assassinated by a local warlord in 1358 when he tried to assert his own authority. His tomb was built in a cemetery on the outskirts of Bukhara. The entire building was covered in tiles, inside and out. These tiles were deeply carved with inscriptions and other ornament and covered with coloured glazes before the final firing. This impressive technique was used in Central Asia only for a brief period, from around 1350 to the early 15th century.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Carved earthenware under coloured glazes
Fiziksel açıklama
Tile with interlacing leafy tendrils under a turquoise glaze.
Üretim
From the tomb of Buyanquli Khan in Bukhara
