Wall Tile
NEP43
Location: On Display in the Middle East Galleries
From: Iran | Isfahan
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
| Object Number | NEP43 |
| Current Location | Middle East Galleries - On Display |
| Provenience | Iran | Isfahan |
| Archaeology Area | Sufi lodge or khanqah |
| Locus | Sufi Monestary |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Terracotta |
| Technique | Glazed |
| Iconography | Rosette |
| Description | Rosette medallion in center. Blue background. Mosaic tile. early 15th -early 16th century.(early 8-early 9th century H) Mosaic tile. "Mosaic tile panel taken from a Sufi retreat (Khanagah), possible at Nasrabad, which was being torn down in the 1930s. Other panels from this building are installed in the Philadelphia Museum of Art." |
| Height | 119.38 cm |
| Length | 114.3 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Blanchard, 1919 |
| Other Number | 11-1935-5a - Philadelphia Museum of Art Number |
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