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Star tile with birds and cypress
Persian
Ilkhanid Dynasty
1290-1330
Object Place: Northwestern Iran
Medium/Technique
Fritware, with blue borders and splashes of turquoise on whitened glaze, with reduced luster decoration applied in second firing.
Dimensions
Length 16.5 cm.
Credit Line
Bequest from Charles Henry Parker
Accession Number08.393
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Islamic Art
DescriptionInside blue borders, painted before the first firing, the star is painted in brown luster. Its points show a simple vegetal design in reserve, while the center shows two birds perched each side of a cypress tree on a small hillock.