Tile

Object Number:

2001-15-45

Current Location:

Collections storage

Culture:

Safavid

Provenience:

Iran
Isfahan

Period:

Safavid

Section:

Near Eastern

Materials:

Terracotta

Technique:

Glazed

Iconography:

Tiger
Foliage

Description:

Yellow glazed tile with underglaze blue, cobalt blue and black painted brown details. Tiger is depicted amid foliage.

Height:

23cm

Width:

5632cm

Thickness:

2.8cm

Credit Line:

Gift of William G. Warden and Sally M. W. Stone

New Acquisition: Warden Iranian Collection ( May 2003 - Sep 2003)

[Catalogue] Al Khemir, Sabiha. 2012. Beauty and Belief: crossing Bridges with the Arts of Islamic Culture. : Page/Fig./Plate: Pg. 219