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Wall Tile with Lotus Blossom
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Wall Tile with Lotus Blossom

c. 1300–50 · fritware with molded and underglaze-painted design

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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One popular method of covering large wall sections with ceramic decoration was to combine star-shaped tiles with cross-shaped tiles.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit lineWall Tile with Lotus Blossom, c. 1300–50. Iran, probably Sultanabad, Ilkhanid period (1256–1353). Fritware with molded and underglaze-painted design; overall: 20 x 20 cm (7 7/8 x 7 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1915.645

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