Tile Fragment
Unknown Artist
1334–1434
Medium
Stonepaste; polychrome painted under transparent glaze
Classification
Ceramics-Tiles
Department
Islamic Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1945
Accession Number
45.103.22
Art Historical Context
This exquisite *Tile Fragment*, dating to the 14th–15th century, hails from the vibrant world of Islamic art, a period when architectural decoration flourished across the Islamic world, from Persia to the Levant. Crafted by an unknown artist, it exemplifies the era's mastery of ceramics, often adorning mosques, madrasas, and palaces with intricate designs that symbolized paradise gardens or sacred geometry. Acquired through the Rogers Fund in 1945, it now graces the Metropolitan Museum of Art Islamic Art Department, offering a glimpse into medieval splendor. The tile's medium—stonepaste, also...