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Islamic Wall Tile
ca. 1250-1350
fritware with tin glaze and luster decoration
(Islamic World )
(Islamic World )
This Persian decorative wall tile is included here to show the Islamic origins of the lustered metallic sheen and intricate, stylized floral and animal motifs in Hispano-Moresque pottery.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Iran, Sultanabad (Place of Origin)
Measurements
4 13/16 in. (12.3 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
48.1281