Sujet

Star-Shaped Tile, Iran, 13th-14th century. Waq-waq design of plant whose tendrils develop into heads of animals with text from the Shahnama in which Rustam, one of the tale?s great heroes, is engaged in battle. from an Ilkhanid building.

Légende

Star-Shaped Tile, Iran, 13th-14th century. Creator: Unknown.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM21A24_111

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

66,0Mo (5,7Mo) / 39,4cm x 42,0cm / 4653 x 4960 (300dpi)

Mots clés

nature close up epic poem eight-pointed star Stonepaste Iranzamin Ceramics-Tiles inglaze painted in blue and turquoise and luster-painted on opaque white glaze waq-waq interior intricate religious plant plants arts star country religion shape writing pattern book museum color brown design turquoise decoration decorative Islam Islamic ceramic tile tiles location ceramics century empire inside interior design literature Iran Iranian pottery artefact concept close-up artifact tendril calligraphy interior decoration decorative arts Colour Patterned The Met Metropolitan Museum of Art The Metropolitan Museum of Art Indoors poem poetry intricacy Persian Persia 14th century Fourteenth Century Thirteenth Century Book of Kings 13th century Shahnama Shahnameh Shah-nameh TGN object Unknown ceramic Heritage Art Ilkhanid Il-khanate Ilkhanate khanate