Fritware star shaped tile, Seljuq Dynasty

An image of Tile. Star-shaped. Decorated surface: painted in reserve against a lustred background a seated figure wearing a gown, decorated with groups of three dots, and a headdress is depicted against a background of coiling vines. On the edge of the tile, an area left undecorated in lustre forms a white contour line, that echoes its’ star shape. Glaze and lustre runs over the tile edges. Fritware with orange tone, mould made, covered with a white glaze painted in brown lustre, height 1.1 cm, length 14.1 cm, circa 1175-1200. Seljuk; Monumental style. Iranian.

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Tile. Star-shaped. Decorated surface: painted in reserve against a lustred background a seated figure wearing a gown, decorated with groups of three dots, and a headdress is depicted against a background of coiling vines. On the edge of the tile, an area left undecorated in lustre forms a white contour line, that echoes its’ star shape. Glaze and lustre runs over the tile edges. Fritware with orange tone, mould made, covered with a white glaze painted in brown lustre, height 1.1 cm, length 14.1 cm, circa 1175-1200. Seljuk; Monumental style. Iranian.

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Accession Number: C.441-1991
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Photographer name: Michael Jones
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12th Century costume dots figures Fitz_AA fritware glazed hair headdress Iranian lustre lustre ware lustreware Medieval Muslim Persian seated Seljuk Seljuq Dynasty sitting spots spotty stars tiles

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