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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	1892C/1-1897
Record ID	1892C/1-1897
Library Location	Middle East Section
Notes	Tile in the shape of a cross, fritware, decorated in the overglaze technique known as mina'i (from the Persian meaning 'enamelled'). The background is turquoise and the surface decoration is lightly moulded, and decorated in gold leaf with a vertical stem which branches into the right and left arms of the cross. Triangular-shaped leaves sprout from it, and at the centre of the tile is a flying bird (perhaps a duck). Made in Iran, probably Kashan, early 14th century. Ceramic; Middle East. Right arm detached.
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 1892C/1-1897

Record ID 1892C/1-1897

Library Location Middle East Section

Notes Tile in the shape of a cross, fritware, decorated in the overglaze technique known as mina'i (from the Persian meaning 'enamelled'). The background is turquoise and the surface decoration is lightly moulded, and decorated in gold leaf with a vertical stem which branches into the right and left arms of the cross. Triangular-shaped leaves sprout from it, and at the centre of the tile is a flying bird (perhaps a duck). Made in Iran, probably Kashan, early 14th century. Ceramic; Middle East. Right arm detached.

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.