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Star tile with two bird-like beasts

Persian
Ilkhanid
1280-1320
Object Place: N W Iran

Medium/Technique Fritware, with blue border on whitened glaze, with reduced luster decoration applied in second firing.
Dimensions Longest 12 cm.
Credit Line Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number17.1331
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTiles

DescriptionA small Kashan star tile, apparently without a border but with touches of blue at the edges, and a central blue spot. The decoration, in a reddish luster, shows two bipedal creatures in reserve, surrounded by poorly drawn vegetation, while a small area at the bottom is reserved for three fish.