Tile with a Double-Arched Prayer Niche (Mihrab)
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
Ilkhanid dynasty (1256–1353), 13th century
Tile with a Double-Arched Prayer Niche (Mihrab) — earthenware, by Iran Probably Kashan, made in Iran, dated Ilkhanid dynasty (1256–1353), 13th century. Physical description: Lusterware, molded fritware with cobalt-blue and turquoise inglaze painting and luster-painted overglaze decoration on an opaque white glaze; 50.8 × 32.5 × 3.4 cm (20 × 12 3/4 × 1 3/8 in.).
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Historical context
Held by Art Institute of Chicago (object no. 72855). The museum record attributes this piece to Iran Probably Kashan in Iran around Ilkhanid dynasty (1256–1353), 13th century. Details beyond the museum's own catalogue entry have not been independently verified.
Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- 50.8 × 32.5 × 3.4 cm (20 × 12 3/4 × 1 3/8 in.)
- Materials techniques
- Lusterware, molded fritware with cobalt-blue and turquoise inglaze painting and luster-painted overglaze decoration on an opaque white glaze
Identification
- Source note
- All details come from the object's own museum catalogue record; nothing has been copied from other entries.
- Museum object name
- earthenware
- Museum object number
- 72855
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.