Tile panel, geometric decoration, Bukhara, ca. 1359
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1359
Experts think this panel with geometric decoration came from an upper wall of the tomb of Buyanquli Khan. He was a Muslim descendant of the great Mongol conqueror Genghis Khan and, for a time, the puppet ruler of parts of Central Asia.
His tomb was part of a magnificent domed mausoleum built in a cemetery on the outskirts of Bukhara in Uzbekistan. The entire building was covered in tiles, inside and out. These tiles were deeply carved with inscriptions and other ornament and covered with coloured glazes before the final firing. Tile panel with geometric strapwork and arabesques From the tomb of Buyanquli Khan in Bukhara. Bought from Mr M Tahtadjian of Batoum (Georgia) in 1899.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Earthenware, carved and glazed
- Dimensions
- Height: 104.5 cm; Width: 119 cm; Depth: 11.5 cm; Weight: 83 kg (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-O109578
- Museum object name
- Tile panel
- Holding institution
- Victoria and Albert Museum, London
- Museum object number
- 2054-1899
- Museum system number
- O109578
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.