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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1940.343
Title
Star Tile with Two Birds and Inscription
Classification
Architectural Elements
Work Type
architectural element
Date
1320
Places
Creation Place: Middle East, Iran, Kashan
Period
Ilkhanid period
Culture
Persian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/216676

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Fritware with underglaze painting in cobalt and turquoise and overglaze painting in luster
Technique
Lusterware
Dimensions
20 cm (7 7/8 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Mrs. Horatio G. Curtis in memory of her husband, the late Horatio G. Curtis
Accession Year
1940
Object Number
1940.343
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • Islamic Art and the Written Word, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 10/05/1983 - 11/27/1983

Verification Level

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