IDENTIFIERS
-----------
id:	17480
accession number:	C.3-X

DATE AUDIT
----------
created:	Saturday 6 August 2011
updated:	Wednesday 11 January 2023

DESCRIPTIVE DATA
----------------
object type: group of four earthenware tiles, mould made, carved decoration covered with brown, lustrous glaze
Shape: square tile with slightly bevelled edges
Upper surface: carved decoration covered with brown glaze comprises a frieze of calligraphy and split palmettes, framed by bands on the upper and lower edges.
Underside: remnants of plaster visible in small areas, otherwise undecorated
title:	tiles

NOTES
-----
type: history note
value: unknown


LICENSING
---------
text license status:	CC0
image license status:	CC-BY-NC-SA

OWNERSHIP
---------
instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum
department: Applied Arts
creditline: Date of acquisition and donor unknown

STABLE URL
----------
url:	https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/17480





TECHNIQUES
----------
group of four earthenware tiles, mould made, carved decoration covered with brown, lustrous glaze
moulding

CATEGORIES
------
category: glazed earthenware

DATING
------
creation date:	1300 - 1599
creation date earliest:	1300
creation date latest:	1599
culture:	14th Century-16th Century

CREATORS
--------
maker: Unknown

DIMENSIONS
----------
dimension: Depth
units: cm
value: 1.8

dimension: Height
units: cm
value: 10.2

dimension: Width
units: cm
value: 10.4



CITATIONS
--------
A Guide to the Collection of Tiles
Kataloge des Kunstgewerbemuseum der Stadt Köln, II, Majolika
Zilig: The Art of Moroccan Ceramics
The Splendour of Islamic Calligraphy
Paper Parchment Steel and Stone, Calligraphy and the Arts of Islam from the 8th to the 9th century
Islamic Art, Manuscripts and Printed Books of Iranian Interest
Art des Terres d'Islam
---