Tile panel, carved earthenware, Bukhara, ca. 1359
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1359
At Bukhara in Uzbekistan, a magnificent domed mausoleum was erected over the grave of a Muslim descendant of the great Mongol conqueror Genghis Khan. For a time this man, Buyanquli Khan, was the puppet ruler of parts of Central Asia, but in 1358, when he tried to assert his own authority, he was assassinated by a local warlord. Buyanquli's tomb was built in a cemetery on the outskirts of Bukhara.
The entire building was covered in tiles, inside and out. These tiles come from an inscription frieze which framed the building's entrance. Panel of tiles with part of an inscription. Carved earthenware with a turquoise glaze.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Historical context
Taken from the facade of the tomb of Buyanquli Khan in Bukhara. Bought from Mr M Tahtadjian of Batoum (Georgia) in 1899.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- Carved earthenware under coloured glazes
- Dimensions
- Height: 50.5 cm; Width: 224.4 cm; Depth: 8 cm (measurements include frame)
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- Bukhara
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Victoria and Albert Museum, London collection record for this single object (sentences kept verbatim apart from removed sale or rarity wording); how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Candidate id
- vam-O102261
- Museum object name
- Tile panel
- Holding institution
- Victoria and Albert Museum, London
- Museum object number
- 2031:1 to 8-1899
- Museum system number
- O102261
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
- Research required: confirm the wider type, maker and dating against a specialist reference; this entry documents one recorded example.