Tile from a Mihrab (Prayer Niche)

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Square fragment. Blue, with three planes of raised ornament consisting of Kufic and Neskhi characters and a scrolled stem with fruit, outlined with light reddish brown. Painted over-all pattern of delicate scrolls in pinkish white.
13th century
Accession Number
1938-45-2
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
tiles
Decorative Arts
Object Name
Tile
Type
Tile
Medium
Siliceous-glazed earthenware
Dimensions
H x W x D: 6 x 25 x 28.5 cm (2 3/8 x 9 13/16 x 11 1/4 in.)
made in
Iran
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Record ID
chndm_1938-45-2
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq43d6e240e-d4a0-44d4-aff9-59bafaf07ee6
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