Author
Unknown
Publication Place
Kashan (made) Tehran (province) (excavated) -
Subject
Floral Sprays Leaf Scrolls Birds
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Length: 14.6cm, Height: 14.6cm, Depth: 1.2cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
1834:2-1876
Record ID
1834:2-1876
Library Location
Middle East Section
Notes
Tile, fritware, slightly moulded and painted in overglaze enamels and gilding (lajvardina ware), Iran (probably Kashan), 14th century
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Fritware, slightly moulded and painted in overglaze enamels and gilding Fritware Enamel Painted Glazed Gilt
Fiziksel açıklama
Tile in the shape of an eight-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 flying bird and floral sprays, both are decorated in gold leaf. The blue background is covered in small curled leaves in a white pigment.
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