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Unknown Maker, Persian

Wall Tile with Horse and Rider

Maker

Unknown Maker, Persian

Culture

Persian

Title

Wall Tile with Horse and Rider

Period

(Qajar Dynasty, 1789-1925)

Year

1700s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Geography

Place Made: Persia (now Iran); Place Made: Iran

Dimensions

16.8 x 16.8 cm (6 5/8 x 6 5/8 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Anonymous gift

Object Number

2019.24.10

Type

Exhibition History

Being and Believing in the Natural World
Perspectives from the Ancient Mediterranean, Asia, and Indigenous North America
Oct 22, 2022 – Jun 04, 2023

Label copy

For thousands of years, makers have ornamented architecture with motifs from the natural world. Tile design really flourished in what is now Syria and Iran beginning in the 1100s. Wall tiles arranged to form colorful patterns decorated the interiors and exteriors of religious buildings and wealthy households. Drawing from hunting scenes with spotted gazelles to tulips, hyacinths, and roses, tile designers created dazzling patterns. Copper-based turquoise, cobalt blue, manganese violet, antimony yellow, and other minerals provided colorful palettes.

—WC

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Tombstone

Unknown Maker, Persian
Wall Tile with Horse and Rider, 1700s
Earthenware with pigment and glaze
16.8 x 16.8 cm (6 5/8 x 6 5/8 inches)
Anonymous gift 2019.24.10

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