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Star-shaped lajvardina tile
Ilkhanid period
14th century
Object Place: Iran
Medium/Technique
Fritware (stonepaste), molded decoration with blue and gold
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 2.2 × 20 cm (7/8 × 7 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Arthur Mason Knapp Fund
Accession Number19.1382
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Islamic Art
DescriptionEight-pointed star-shaped tile. Dark blue lapis lazuli with gold particles (lajvardina) applied to prepare stone and fired; cream-colored dots and scrolls and an overall flower spray with trefoil leaves outlined in red and filled with gold leaf applied to the dark blue ground and fired a second time
ProvenancePurchased from Rudolf Meyer-Riefstahl, Dr. Coomaraswamy