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Collections

Section of a Mihrab Borderlate 13th century

Not on view
Ceramic tile fragment with sandy-tan arabesque scrollwork in cream and turquoise against a dotted ground, bordered by bold cobalt blue Arabic calligraphy along the right and left edges

Unknown, Section of a Mihrab Border, late 13th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Section of a Mihrab Border
Place Made
Iran, Kashan
Date Made
late 13th century
Medium
Fritware, overglaze luster-painted, with cobalt blue
Dimensions
14 1/2 x 12 1/4 in. (36.83 x 31.16 cm)
Credit Line
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky
Accession Number
M.73.5.223
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic
Selected Bibliography
  • Pal, Pratapaditya, ed. Islamic Art: The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection. Los Angeles: Museum Associates, 1973.