Creation Date:
16th century Earliest:1500 Latest:1599
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Creation Place/Original Location: Esfahan
(Iran)
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Styles/Periods/ Groups/Movements
Indexing Term: Safavid
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Measurements
Dimensions Description: 106.7 x 320
cm (42 inches x 10 feet 6 inches)
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Value: 106.7 Unit: cm
Type: height Value: 320 Unit: cm Type:
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Materials and Techniques
Description: glazed terracotta mosaic
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Material Name: terracotta Technique Names:
mosaic
glazing
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Subject Matter
Indexing Terms: interior
architecture star
medallions palmettes
vases
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Descriptive Note
Text: Created during the reign of the
Safavid court at Esfahan in Persia (present-day Iran).
The panel may have come from a monastery of the Sufi
branch of Islam. Glazed turquoise, cobalt blue, beige,
white, and black colors form a pattern dominated by
star medallions and floral palmettes in vases.
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Citation: Philadelphia Museum of Art,
Handbook of the Collections (1986) Page: 64
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Current Location
Repository Name/Geographic Location:
Philadelphia Museum of Art (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
United States) Repository Numbers:
1931-76-1 Gallery/Shelf: Gallery 223
