Mihrab tile (portion of a Prayer niche) Tile

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Mihrab tile (portion of a Prayer niche) Tile

This is a tile. It is dated 13th century and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is siliceous-glazed earthenware. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

Ewer (Iran)
blown glass, applied blown glass decoration.
Gift of Rodman Wanamaker.
1919-24-86

Tile
glazed, lustered and painted stonepaste, rolled and pierced silver (later mount).
Gift of Ruth Friedman in memory of Harry G. Friedman.
1966-3-5-a/c

Vanity case. At the center of the case is a landscape image, featuring a short path, a gate, and several buildings. In the background lies a hill or mountain, at the top of which lies several buildings, including a tower. In each corner of the vanity case are series of purple, vertical rectangles, cascading from the corner of the case to the center, landscape image.

Vanity Case, Persian Mosque, ca. 1929
mother-of-pearl, hardstone, enamel, gold, diamonds, platinum.
Lent by Private Collection.
13.2016.57

Our curators have highlighted 1 object that are related to this one.

A blue and turquoise cylindrical, baton-shaped object is placed next to a rectangular case at a diagonal angle, both with similar decorative elements. The cylinder is a royal blue lapis lazuli case with gold rings on each end. The flat bottom end is composed of a wheel of inlaid turquoise, with a smaller gold ring framing a lapis lazuli round. The adjacent rectangular case is decorated with the lapis lazuli on each side, and a diagonally cross-hatched inlaid turquoise center panel. The turquoise reveals darker speckles along the top surface. The case is accented with vertical and horizontal gold lines, and highlighted with a small, rectangular latch of a french-cut diamond framed on each side with cut sapphires. A slightly blurred reflection of each object mirrors the objects on the white surface.

Cigarette Case And Lipstick Baton, ca. 1929
inlaid turquoise, lapis lazuli, diamonds, cut sapphires, gold.
Lent by Private Collection.
13.2016.49

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 6 x 25 x 28.5 cm (2 3/8 x 9 13/16 x 11 1/4 in.)

Cite this object as

Mihrab tile (portion of a Prayer niche) Tile; Iran; siliceous-glazed earthenware; H x W x D: 6 x 25 x 28.5 cm (2 3/8 x 9 13/16 x 11 1/4 in.); 1938-45-2

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/2C2H2/
Accession Number 1938-45-2
Object ID 18346271