Star-Shaped Tile Fragment

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second half 13th century · Stonepaste; molded, overglaze painted, and leaf gilded (lajvardina) · Islamic Art

With the Mongol conquest of Iran Chinese design merged with Persian techniques of polychrome glazed tiles. A phoenix is painted on a blue ground, coloured with lapis lazuli (lajvardina), which gave the name of that ware. The body and the feathers, and some of the clouds are covered with cut gold leaves.

Artist

Unknown

Date

second half 13th century

Medium

Stonepaste; molded, overglaze painted, and leaf gilded (lajvardina)

Department

Islamic Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1966