ID: 700000143 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700000143	Record Type: Movable Work
Images: 1

Tile Mosaic Panel (mosaic (visual work); unknown, Persian (modern Iran); 16th century; Philadelphia Museum of Art (Philadelphia, Philadelphia count...; 1931-76-1)

Note: Created during the Safavid dynasty (1501–1722). It is said to have come from a Sufi Muslim monastery that was located in the city of Isfahan, then the capital city of Persia (present-day Iran). The panel, with its alternating palmette and star motifs, is composed of myriad pieces of ceramic tile in which mirror-black, mingled with various shades of faun and umber, predominates. It is set into a background of brilliant turquoise, a color for which sixteenth-century Persian tilemakers were renowned. These abstracted designs are meant not so much to emulate nature as to reflect the infinite perfection and ideal order of the universe. The complex pattern is repeated in the series of tile panels that encircle the room, giving a rich sense of depth to the space.

Titles:

Tile Mosaic Panel (preferred,C,U,RP,English-P,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

mosaic (visual work) [300015342] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>)

Classifications:

decorative arts (preferred)

East Asian art

Islamic art

murals

Creation Date: 16th century

Creator Display:

unknown, Persian (modern Iran) [preferred,VP]

mosaicist unknown Persian (Persian cultural designation) [500125251]

Locations:

Other: Original: Eşfahān [7017459] Eṣfahān province (province), Iran (nation), Asia (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Current: Philadelphia Museum of Art (Philadelphia, Philadelphia county, Pennsylvania, United States) [500214534] Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: 1931-76-1

Credit Line: Purchased with Museum funds, 1931

Address Note: Gallery 223, Asian Art, second floor

Display Materials: glazed terracotta mosaic

	terracotta (clay material) [300010669]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, clay, <clay by product>)

	mosaic (process) [300138684]
	.......(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name), <processes and techniques by specific type>, <additive and joining processes and techniques>, <surface covering processes and techniques>, inlay (process))

	glazing (coating process) [300053914]
	.......(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name), <processes and techniques by specific type>, <additive and joining processes and techniques>, <surface covering processes and techniques>, coating (process))

Dimensions: 106.7 x 320 cm (42 inches x 10 feet 6 inches)

Cultures:

Persian (preferred)

Style/Period/Group/Movement:

	Safavid (Iranian Islamic styles ) [300021712] (preferred,N/A)
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, Islamic World| The, <Islamic World dynastic styles and periods>, <Iranian Islamic styles and periods after the Mongols>)

General Subject:

interior architecture (preferred,context)

Specific Subjects:

	palmettes (motifs) [300009995]
	.....(Physical Attributes Facet, Design Elements (hierarchy name), design elements (attributes), motifs, plant-derived motifs) (AAT)

	vase [300132254]
	.....(Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Containers (hierarchy name), containers (receptacles), <containers by form>, vessels (containers)) (AAT)

	medallion (medal) [300077357]
	.....(Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by form>, medals) (AAT)

	star (motif) [300009811]
	.....(Physical Attributes Facet, Design Elements (hierarchy name), design elements (attributes), motifs, natural element motifs) (AAT)

	monastery (built complex) [300000641]
	.....(Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Built Complexes and Districts (hierarchy name), complexes (buildings and sites), <complexes by function>, religious complexes, religious communities (built complexes)) (AAT)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: drawings, paintings, prints, other two-dimensional media

Sources and Contributors:
Tile Mosaic Panel	........ [VP]
	........ Philadelphia Museum of Art online (2000-) accessed 21 March 2018

Subject: ....... [VP]

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... Philadelphia Museum of Art, Handbook of the Collections (1986) 64
	..... Philadelphia Museum of Art online (2000-) transcribed from https://www.philamuseum.org/collections/permanent/44463.html#, accessed 21 March 2018