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Tileprobably 13th-14th century

Not on view
Ceramic tile fragment with cobalt blue border bands and a continuous raised ivory interlace knotwork pattern over an amber and dark brown glazed ground
Three ceramic architectural border fragments with raised interlaced knotwork pattern in cream against a brown glaze, edged with blue bands; fragments vary in length, with visible chips and cracks.
Ceramic border tile with raised interlaced knot pattern in white against an amber-brown ground, flanked by cobalt blue bands along top and bottom edges; visible crack across the surface.
Ceramic tile fragment with a raised interlacing braid pattern in white against an ochre and brown ground, bordered by cobalt blue bands along the upper and lower edges.

Unknown, Tile, probably 13th-14th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Madina Collection of Islamic Art, gift of Camilla Chandler Frost, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Tile
Place Made
Iran
Date Made
probably 13th-14th century
Medium
Fritware, molded, underglaze- and luster-painted
Dimensions
a) Height: 2 7/16 in. (6.19 cm); a) Width: 12 15/16 in. (32.86 cm); a) Depth: 1 3/16 in. (3.02 cm); b) Height: 2 7/16 in. (6.19 cm); b) Width: 7 in. (17.78 cm); b) Depth: 1 1/16 in. (2.7 cm); c) Height: 2 7/16 in. (6.19 cm); c) Width: 8 1/8 in. (20.64 cm); c) Depth: 1 1/16 in. (2.7 cm)
Credit Line
The Madina Collection of Islamic Art, gift of Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2002.1.203a-c
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic

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