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tile
Object Type
tile
Museum number
G.502
Description
Rectangular frieze tile. Fritware (stonepaste), painted in blue, turquoise and lustre over an opaque white glaze. The upper border is decorated with a repeat pattern of palmettes and intersecting split leaves in reserve against a blue background. The main field contains a moulded inscription outlined in lustre against a blue background. The narrow lower border is painted with stripes of blue and turquoise.
Cultures/periods
Timurid dynasty
Production date
15thC
Production place
Made in:
Iran
Materials
stonepaste
Technique
lustred
mould-made
Dimensions
Length:
42.50 centimetres
Width:
40.50 centimetres
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
Godman 1901 / The Godman collection of Oriental and Spanish pottery and glass, 1865-1900
(157)
Burlington 1885 / Illustrated Catalogue of Specimens of Persian and Arab Art Exhibited in 1885
(153)
Location
Not on display
Acquisition name
Bequeathed by:
Miss Edith Godman
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Frederick Du Cane Godman
Acquisition date
1983
Department
Middle East
Registration number
G.502