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Title	Tile
Author	Unknown
Publication Place	Kashan (made) Tehran (province) (excavated) -
Subject	Peacocks Stars
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Length: 14.3cm, Height: 14.1cm, Depth: 1.6cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	1833-1876
Record ID	1833-1876
Library Location	Middle East Section
Notes	Tile, fritware, moulded, glazed and painted in turquoise, cobalt blue and lustre, from the ruins of Rhages, made in Iran (probably Kashan), early 14th century
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Fritware, moulded, glazed and painted in turquoise, cobalt blue and lustre Fritware Painted Glazed Moulded
Fiziksel açıklama	Small tile in the shape of an eight-pointed star, fritware, with moulded decoration, of two facing peacocks whose necks are interlinked and whose beaks are crossed. Their tails are splayed up behind them and meet at the top of the tile. The outlines in turquoise and cobalt blue remain, but most of the original lustre background decoration has been lost.
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Tile

Author Unknown

Publication Place Kashan (made) Tehran (province) (excavated) -

Subject Peacocks Stars

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Length: 14.3cm, Height: 14.1cm, Depth: 1.6cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 1833-1876

Record ID 1833-1876

Library Location Middle East Section

Notes Tile, fritware, moulded, glazed and painted in turquoise, cobalt blue and lustre, from the ruins of Rhages, made in Iran (probably Kashan), early 14th century

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

Fiziksel açıklama Small tile in the shape of an eight-pointed star, fritware, with moulded decoration, of two facing peacocks whose necks are interlinked and whose beaks are crossed. Their tails are splayed up behind them and meet at the top of the tile. The outlines in turquoise and cobalt blue remain, but most of the original lustre background decoration has been lost.

Üretim Inventory record