Star and cross tiles

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Star and cross tiles

Iran, probably Takht-i Sulaiman, circa 1270-1280
Ceramics
Fritware, overglaze painted with colors and gold (lajvardina)
Height: 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm)
Shinji Shumeikai Acquisition Fund (AC1996.115.1-.5)
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • The Legacy of Genghis Khan: Courtly Art and Culture and Western Asia, 1256-1353.  New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2002
  • Komaroff, Linda.  Islamic Art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.  Los Angeles:  Museum Associates, 2005.