Square glazed earthenware tile
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1641-1645
Square glazed earthenware tile with part of a plant with manganese purple flowers edged in white on a yellow ground enclosed within a cusped arch with an orange scrolled edge on a green ground.
This tile apparently came from the tomb of Asaf Khan, the brother of Nur Jahan who married the emperor Jahangir, and father-in-law to Shah Jahan. The upper part of the external arches round the tomb were decorated with conventional tile mosaic, but below this were panels of cuerda seca (or kashi) tiles with floral designs, of which little now remains in situ. On the back of this tile, written in pencil, are the words: 'Tomb of Asaf Khan who died 11 November AD 1611'.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Height 20 cm; Width 18.5 cm irregular edges; Depth 2.4 cm
- Materials and techniques
- Earthenware with cuerda seca decoration
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- Lahore
Identification
- Candidate id
- vam-O112389
- Museum object number
- IS.63-1898
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked single-object source. Wider type attribution and authenticity have not been independently verified.
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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