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Title	Tile
Author	Unknown
Publication Place	Kashan (made) -
Subject	Birds Clouds Foliation (Pattern) Stars Peacocks
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Height: 19.6cm, Width: 20.6cm, Depth: 1.4cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	1493C-1876
Record ID	1493C-1876
Library Location	Middle East Section
Notes	Tile, fritware, glazed and painted in cobalt blue and lustre, Iran (Kashan), early 14th century
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Fritware, glazed and painted in cobalt blue and lustre Fritware Painted Glazed
Fiziksel açıklama	Tile in the shape of an eight-pointed star, fritware. A smaller eight-pointed is drawn within the central field and surrounded by a circle which is outlined in blue. Simple leaf forms fill the outer and inner points of the star, and the whole border area is coloured cobalt blue. Within the inner star, the field is decorated in reserve against a ground of golden-brown lustre. Three long-tailed birds, possibly peacocks, are in a line: two face to the left, and the third turns its head to the right. Above their heads are two small flying birds, characteristic of the Kashan style. Simple cloud scrolls fill the rest of the ground.
Üretim	Inventory record

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Tile

Author Unknown

Publication Place Kashan (made) -

Subject Birds Clouds Foliation (Pattern) Stars Peacocks

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Height: 19.6cm, Width: 20.6cm, Depth: 1.4cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 1493C-1876

Record ID 1493C-1876

Library Location Middle East Section

Notes Tile, fritware, glazed and painted in cobalt blue and lustre, Iran (Kashan), early 14th century

Malzemeler ve teknikler Fritware, glazed and painted in cobalt blue and lustre Fritware Painted Glazed

Fiziksel açıklama Tile in the shape of an eight-pointed star, fritware. A smaller eight-pointed is drawn within the central field and surrounded by a circle which is outlined in blue. Simple leaf forms fill the outer and inner points of the star, and the whole border area is coloured cobalt blue. Within the inner star, the field is decorated in reserve against a ground of golden-brown lustre. Three long-tailed birds, possibly peacocks, are in a line: two face to the left, and the third turns its head to the right. Above their heads are two small flying birds, characteristic of the Kashan style. Simple cloud scrolls fill the rest of the ground.

Üretim Inventory record