Tile

Unknown

13th century · Stonepaste; luster-painted · Islamic Art

This rectangular tile may have been part of a frieze employed on dado panels. Given its figural subject matter, this tile probably came from a secular building, since in religious ones only non-figural subjects were tolerated.

Artist

Unknown

Date

13th century

Medium

Stonepaste; luster-painted

Department

Islamic Art

Credit line

The Grinnell Collection, Bequest of William Milne Grinnell, 1920