Double-Pentagon-Shaped Tile

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mid-13th–14th century · Stonepaste; overglaze-painted and gilded, over turquoise glaze · Islamic Art

Whether loose or on a building, Iranian glazed tiles fascinated scholars and collectors for aesthetic reasons. The tiles’ role in the decoration of facades and minarets in the second half of the eleventh century became an early subject of academic investigation.

Artist

Unknown

Date

mid-13th–14th century

Medium

Stonepaste; overglaze-painted and gilded, over turquoise glaze

Department

Islamic Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1966