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Title	Tile
Author	Unknown
Publication Place	Kashan (made) -
Subject	Flowers Leaves Birds
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	1892B-1897
Record ID	1892B-1897
Library Location	Middle East Section
Notes	Tile in the shape of an 8-pointed star, fritware, decorated in the overglaze technique known as lajvardina (from 'lajvard', the Persian for 'lapis lazuli'), in which the background is a deep cobalt blue. The surface decoration is lightly moulded, and represents a plant with four branches from which triangular-shaped leaves sprout. The branches and leaves are decorated in gold leaf, and the blue background is covered in small curled leaves in a white pigment. Made in Iran, probably Kashan, early 14th century. Ceramic; Middle East
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Fritware painted in overglaze enamels and gilded Fritware Glaze Slip Enamel Painted Glazed Gilded
Fiziksel açıklama	Panel of four tiles of fritware covered with a clear glaze over a white slip and decorated in colours and gold. Two of the tiles are eight pointed star-shaped and two are four-pointed cross-shaped.

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Tile

Author Unknown

Publication Place Kashan (made) -

Subject Flowers Leaves Birds

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 1892B-1897

Record ID 1892B-1897

Library Location Middle East Section

Notes Tile in the shape of an 8-pointed star, fritware, decorated in the overglaze technique known as lajvardina (from 'lajvard', the Persian for 'lapis lazuli'), in which the background is a deep cobalt blue. The surface decoration is lightly moulded, and represents a plant with four branches from which triangular-shaped leaves sprout. The branches and leaves are decorated in gold leaf, and the blue background is covered in small curled leaves in a white pigment. Made in Iran, probably Kashan, early 14th century. Ceramic; Middle East

Malzemeler ve teknikler Fritware painted in overglaze enamels and gilded Fritware Glaze Slip Enamel Painted Glazed Gilded

Fiziksel açıklama Panel of four tiles of fritware covered with a clear glaze over a white slip and decorated in colours and gold. Two of the tiles are eight pointed star-shaped and two are four-pointed cross-shaped.