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Saljuq Tile with Five Women, early 13th century.
A larger image of this Saljuq Tile with Five Women, early 13th century. Sackler Gallery of Art, Washington DC, S1986.505.
Tile
Tile fragment. Face chipped on two edges.
Clay: soft, dense, white.
Glaze: ivory white.
Decoration: painted in copper lustre.
HISTORICAL PERIOD: Saljuq period, early 13th century
MEDIUM: Stone-paste painted over glaze with luster
DIMENSIONS: H x W: 20.7 x 21.8 cm (8 1/8 x 8 9/16 in)
GEOGRAPHY: Iran
CREDIT LINE: Gift of Charles Lang Freer
ACCESSION NUMBER: F1909.118
PROVENANCE:
To 1909: T. J. Larkin, London, to 1909
From 1909 to 1919: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from T. J. Larkin, London, in 1909
From 1920: Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920
Source: Freer Gallery of Art, Washington DC, F1909.118.