MAG Collection - Kubachi Ware Tile

1500s
6 13/16 x 6 1/2 x 15/16 in. (17.3 x 16.5 x 2.4 cm)

Persian artist
Iraq

Object Type: Ceramics

Medium and Support: Ceramic with over-glazed painting

Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Cady Hews Allen

Accession Number: 1921.2

Location: Currently on view

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Unearthed on the site of a private bath in Hamadan, 1918.

Provenance

Purchased in Hamadan, Iran, in 1918 by Mrs. Cady Hews Allen, Holland Patent, NY; her gift to the Gallery in 1921

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birds

flowers in art

Persian

1400-1600

tiles

ceramics

trees in art

Asia

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