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Source Description
One popular method of covering large wall sections with ceramic decoration was to combine star-shaped tiles with cross-shaped tiles.
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95123
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Wall Tile with Lotus Blossom
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95123
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Wall Tile with Lotus Blossom
description
One popular method of covering large wall sections with ceramic decoration was to combine star-shaped tiles with cross-shaped tiles.
date
c. 1300–50
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CC0
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CC0
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en
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Q79476138
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Ceramic
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Overall: 20 x 20 cm (7 7/8 x 7 7/8 in.)
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Iran, probably Sultanabad, Ilkhanid period (1256–1353)
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1915.645
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fritware with molded and underglaze-painted design
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Wall Tile with Lotus Blossom, c. 1300–50. Iran, probably Sultanabad, Ilkhanid period (1256–1353). Fritware with molded and underglaze-painted design; overall: 20 x 20 cm (7 7/8 x 7 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1915.645
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Islamic Art
didYouKnow
Some of the design relief has been molded as well as being built up in the white slip.
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Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
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2026-05-29 05:04:52.714000
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95123
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Islamic Art
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Islamic Art
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fritware with molded and underglaze-painted design
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