Tombstone Tile
Islamic
Timurid dynasty (ca. 1370–1507), dated 1486 (891 AH)
Medium
Lusterware, fritware painted in luster and blue over an opaque white glaze
Dimensions
36.9 × 24.7 × 3.2 cm (14 1/2 × 9 11/16 × 1 1/4 in.)
Classification
earthenware
Department
Arts of Asia
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
71828
About the Artist
Islamic
Islamic art, a profound visual tradition originating in the 7th century CE, flourished across vast territories from Spain to India under Muslim rule, encompassing architecture, ceramics, manuscripts, textiles, and metalwork produced by diverse artisans rather than a single named master. Drawing from pre-Islamic Sasanian, Byzantine, and late antique influences, its early development under the Umayy...