Eight-Pointed Star-Shaped Tile. Dimensions: Diam. 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm)Wt. (panel group) 31lbs. (14.1 kg). Date: 13th century.Combining star- and cross-shaped luster tiles, this panel exemplifies the type of puzzle-like wall revetments popular in the Ilkhanid period. Some of the tiles shown here display inscriptions from the Qur'an or verses of Persian poetry. Their content reveals that the tiles came from differing architectural contexts - some religious, others secular - and only later were combined to create this display. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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Eight-Pointed Star-Shaped Tile. Dimensions: Diam. 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm)Wt. (panel group) 31lbs. (14.1 kg). Date: 13th century.Combining star- and cross-shaped luster tiles, this panel exemplifies the type of puzzle-like wall revetments popular in the Ilkhanid period. Some of the tiles shown here display inscriptions from the Qur'an or verses of Persian poetry. Their content reveals that the tiles came from differing architectural contexts - some religious, others secular - and only later were combined to create this display. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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