Tile Mosaic Panel
Artist/maker unknown, Iranian or Persian
Geography:
Made in Isfahan, Iran, Asia
Date:
16th centuryMedium:
Pottery, glazedDimensions:
42 inches × 10 feet 6 inches (106.7 × 320 cm)Curatorial Department:
East Asian Art
1931-76-1Credit Line:
Purchased with Museum funds, 1931
Made in Isfahan, Iran, Asia
Date:
16th centuryMedium:
Pottery, glazedDimensions:
42 inches × 10 feet 6 inches (106.7 × 320 cm)Curatorial Department:
East Asian Art
* Gallery 223, Asian Art, second floor
Accession Number:1931-76-1Credit Line:
Purchased with Museum funds, 1931
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east asian art [x] hexagons [x] islamic art [x] mosaics [x] persian [x] persian mosaics [x] tiles [x]This striking Persian mosaic was created during the Safavid dynasty (1501–1722). It is said to have come from a Sufi Muslim monastery that was located in the city of Isfahan, then the capital city of Persia (present-day Iran). The panel, with its alternating palmette and star motifs, is composed of myriad pieces of ceramic tile in which mirror-black, mingled with various shades of faun and umber, predominates. It is set into a background of brilliant turquoise, a color for which sixteenth-century Persian tilemakers were renowned.
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