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A square lusterware tile that is colored brown and has white details. It’s painted details and 3D surface depicts a floral pattern, two birds, and a blue arch with more flowers underneath.

Square tile from an inscriptional frieze with birds and flowers in relief

Persian

Fritware; molded and painted in cobalt-blue and turquoise on a white ground under a transparent glaze and lustre painted.

Ilkhanid period

Architectural Elements