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Star- and Hexagonal-Tile Panel

late 13th–14th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 455
Cobalt- and turquoise-glazed tiles of different shapes covered the walls of Ilkhanid palaces, mosques, and mausoleums. The turquoise hexagonal tiles of this arrangement bear conventional circular floral designs molded in relief, while the star tiles are glazed in cobalt and decorated with Chinese lotuses, a motif that entered Iranian art during this period. The deep contours of these forms, together with the iridescence of their glazes, makes the patterns visible even under a monochrome glazing.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Star- and Hexagonal-Tile Panel
  • Date: late 13th–14th century
  • Geography: Probably from Iran, Nishapur
  • Medium: Stonepaste; polychrome tiles glazed in turquoise and blue and molded under transparent glaze
  • Dimensions: H. 41 3/4 in. (106 cm)
    W. 24 1/4 in. (61.6 cm)
    D. 2 in. (5.1 cm)
    Wt. 105 lbs. (47.6 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics-Tiles
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1937
  • Object Number: 37.40.26
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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