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Collections

Polygonal elements11th century

Not on view
Unglazed hexagonal earthenware tile with incised interlaced geometric star pattern in low relief, warm tan clay body, photographed against black background
Three terracotta tile fragments with hexagonal frames, each containing low-relief carved figures of humans and animals in dynamic poses; worn sandy-buff surface with visible age cracks.
Two hexagonal terracotta tiles with low-relief carved figures of animals, possibly felines or mythical beasts, set within raised borders; pale buff clay with worn surfaces.
Three terracotta hexagonal tiles with raised relief carvings, each depicting a different animal or figurative scene within a recessed border, warm tan surface with rough-hewn edges.

Unknown, Polygonal elements, 11th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Madina Collection of Islamic Art, gift of Camilla Chandler Frost, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Polygonal elements
Culture
Islamic; Fatimid
Place Made
Egypt
Date Made
11th century
Medium
Bone, carved
Dimensions
Height of hexagons: 1 3/16 in. (3.01 cm); Height of four sided element: 1 in. (2.54 cm)
Credit Line
The Madina Collection of Islamic Art, gift of Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2002.1.537a-pp
Classification
Organic Materials
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic