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Glazed ceramics (Seldjuken) with painted decor on a glaze of the type "lajvardina" from Kashan or from the the region of Sultanabad. Large eight-pointed star-shaped tile. Silicon paste. Decoration in black and red painted on an opaque, alkaline and turquoise glaze. Central figure of a prince on a horse surrounded by seven shining figures on a floral background. Inscription surrounded by a red stripe on the rim. This is a different type of lajvardina due to the lack of white and gold.
Royal Museums of Art and History, Brussels
Title: Star-shaped tile
Description:
Glazed ceramics (Seldjuken) with painted decor on a glaze of the type "lajvardina" from Kashan or from the the region of Sultanabad.
Large eight-pointed star-shaped tile.
Silicon paste.
Decoration in black and red painted on an opaque, alkaline and turquoise glaze.
Central figure of a prince on a horse surrounded by seven shining figures on a floral background.
Inscription surrounded by a red stripe on the rim.
This is a different type of lajvardina due to the lack of white and gold.
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