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Star tile with six figures
Ilkhanid Dynasty
1260-1280
Object Place: Northwestern Iran
Medium/Technique
Fritware, with whitened glaze, and with reduced luster decoration applied in second firing.
Dimensions
Length 30.5 cm.
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number08.297
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Islamic Art
DescriptionA large eight-pointed Kashan tile with a calligraphic border. Also painted in luster, the central field shows two seated figures conversing in the foreground, with four smaller figures around and behind their seat.