Author
Unknown
Publication Date
1358
Publication Place
Bukhara (made) -
Subject
Arabesques
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Height: 29.5cm, Width: 255cm, Depth: 6.5cm, Weight: 32kg
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
575 to G-1900
Record ID
575 to G-1900
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1358
Notes
These tiles formed a section of an ornamental frieze set over the doorway to a magnificent tomb. The 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. The tomb was that of Buyanquli Khan, a Muslim descendant of the great Mongol conqueror Genghis Khan. For a time he was 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. Buyanquli's tomb was built in a cemetery on the outskirts of Bukhara in Uzbekistan. The entire building was covered in tiles, inside and out.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Earthenware, glazed and carved Earthenware Glazing Carving
Parçalar
Tile, Tile, Tile, Tile, Tile, Tile, Tile, Tile
Fiziksel açıklama
Frieze of earthenware tiles deeply carved with arabesques
Üretim
From the tomb of Buyanquli Khan (died 1358) in Bukhara
